TI-1999-01121 Aliases CVE-1999-1173 GHSA-hc79-3m7r-8rhg

Corel Word Perfect 8 for Linux creates a temporary working directory with world-writable…

LOW 14Published 2001-09-12 · Updated 2024-08-01

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · Partial · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Corel Word Perfect 8 for Linux creates a temporary working directory with world-writable permissions, which allows local users to (1) modify Word Perfect behavior by modifying files in the working directory, or (2) modify files of other users via a symlink attack.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0152 74th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:corel:wordperfect:8::linux:::::	8	Vulnerable	Corel

cpe:2.3:a:corel:wordperfect:8:*:linux:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8 Vulnerable ·Corel

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-1173
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hc79-3m7r-8rhg

References

Other 1

19981218 wordperfect 8 for linux security

TI-2007-01671 Stack-based buffer overflow in Corel WordPerfect Office X3 (13.0.0.565) allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
TI-2015-05795 Heap-based buffer overflow in the Microsoft Word document conversion feature in Corel… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8

Sources

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