CVE-1999-1187

Medium CVSS 4.6

Published 1996-08-26 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-1187, 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

Pine before version 3.94 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on a lockfile that is created when a user receives new mail.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-1187

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