CVE-1999-0433

Summary

CVE-1999-0433 refers to a vulnerability in the XFree86 startx command. This issue allows local users to conduct symlink attacks, leading them to create files in restricted directories. This potentially grants them elevated privileges or causes a denial of service. The vulnerability arises due to the lack of proper input validation by the XFree86 startx command when handling symlinks.

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