{"id":"CVE-1999-1187","title":"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.","summary":"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.","severity":"medium","cvss":4.6,"cvssVector":"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P","published":"1996-08-26","updated":"2026-06-16","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1187","references":[{"url":"http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167419803&w=2","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/416","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167419803&w=2","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/416","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00307,"epssPercentile":0.23574,"ingestedAt":"2026-06-22T15:59:08.095Z","slug":"CVE-1999-1187","body":"## Overview\n\nPine 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.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":25,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":25.3,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}