CVE-1999-1244

IPFilter 3.2.3 through 3.2.10 allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the saved output file.

Published: 1999-04-15 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-1999-1244 is rated Low Risk (37.8/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.33%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-1999-1244

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.05% 0.33% +0.29%
2 2025-03-30 0.07% 0.05% -0.02%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.07% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-1999-1244

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-1999-1244

Affected software / configurations for CVE-1999-1244

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
darren_reed ipfilter 3.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:darren_reed:ipfilter:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
darren_reed ipfilter 3.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:darren_reed:ipfilter:3.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
darren_reed ipfilter 3.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:darren_reed:ipfilter:3.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
darren_reed ipfilter 3.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:darren_reed:ipfilter:3.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
darren_reed ipfilter 3.2.7 cpe:2.3:a:darren_reed:ipfilter:3.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
darren_reed ipfilter 3.2.8 cpe:2.3:a:darren_reed:ipfilter:3.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
darren_reed ipfilter 3.2.9 cpe:2.3:a:darren_reed:ipfilter:3.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
darren_reed ipfilter 3.2.10 cpe:2.3:a:darren_reed:ipfilter:3.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-1999-1244

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