TI-1999-01158 Aliases CVE-1999-1210 GHSA-rx4w-gvh4-qffg

xterm in Digital UNIX 4.0B with patch kit 5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary…

LOW 32Published 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: Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status: No fix listed

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

Summary

xterm in Digital UNIX 4.0B *with* patch kit 5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a core dump file, which is created when xterm is called with a DISPLAY environmental variable set to a display that xterm cannot access.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00331 26th 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:o:digital:unix:4.0b:::::::*	4.0b	Vulnerable	Digital

cpe:2.3:o:digital:unix:4.0b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0b Vulnerable ·Digital

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-1210
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rx4w-gvh4-qffg

References

Other 1

19971112 Digital Unix Security Problem

TI-1999-00506 ICMP messages to broadcast addresses are allowed, allowing for a Smurf attack that can cause a denial of service. CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
TI-2001-00134 Buffer overflow in cpqlogin.htm in web-enabled agents for various Compaq management… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
TI-1999-00072 Telnet allows a remote client to specify environment variables including LD_LIBRARY_PATH… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
TI-1999-00638 The ToolTalk ttsession daemon uses weak RPC authentication, which allows a remote attacker to execute commands. CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2001-00362 Buffer overflow in lpsched on DGUX version R4.20MU06 and MU02 allows a local attacker to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
TI-1999-00642 Buffer overflow in the AddSuLog function of the CDE dtaction utility allows local users… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2

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Sources

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