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Fencer Vulns
low 1.2

CVE-1999-0371 json

Lynx allows a local user to overwrite sensitive files through /tmp symlinks.

published 1999-02-11 27 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-1999-0371

cvss
1.2
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 23%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Lynx allows a local user to overwrite sensitive files through /tmp symlinks.

Exploit prediction

0.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 23% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 1.2 AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

References

Sources

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