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CVE-1999-1495

• Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 1999-02-18 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

xtvscreen in SuSE Linux 6.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the pic000.pnm file.

Affected products

• Suse Linux: 6.0

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/12580
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/325
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1792
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/12580
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/325
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1792

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