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CVE-2001-09061 exploit

teTeX filter before 1.0.7 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on temporary files that are produced when printing .dv…

Published 25 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
6.2
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.9%
percentile 61%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

teTeX filter before 1.0.7 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on temporary files that are produced when printing .dvi files using lpr.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.95% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 61% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-20990 teTeX 1.0.7 - Filters Temporary File Race Condition · local · 2001-06-22

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.06.2AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/192647 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/2974 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/6785 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • download.immunix.org /ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-030-01 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_IMMUNIX, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2001-102.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • linux-mandrake.com /en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-086.php3 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRAKE, x_transferred

Sources

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