Pine before version 3.94 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on a…
Priority LOW 21Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Pine before version 3.94 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on a lockfile that is created when a user receives new mail.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00307 23rd 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 · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:pine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 3.94 | Vulnerable | University Of Washington |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1.0 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0 | Vulnerable | Slackware |
- cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:pine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.94 Vulnerable ·University Of Washington
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.0 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Slackware
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-1187
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rvv4-ghr7-fw82
References
Sources
- CVE-1999-1187 · CVE Program
- CVE-1999-1187 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rvv4-ghr7-fw82 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences