CVE-1999-1168

High CVSS 7.2

Published 1999-02-20 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-1168, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

install.iss installation script for Internet Security Scanner (ISS) for Linux, version 5.3, allows local users to change the permissions of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-1168

CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C