CVE-1999-0114

Summary

CVE-1999-0114 is a vulnerability affecting the Elm elm-2.4 mail package. This issue allows local users to execute commands as other users and access their files by exploiting a symlink attack on the filter command. This security weakness poses a significant risk to system security and integrity, as unauthorized users can gain elevated privileges and access sensitive information. It is recommended that affected systems be updated to a version of Elm that addresses this vulnerability to mitigate the risk.

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