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CVE-2001-1378

fetchmailconf in fetchmail before 5.7.4 allows local users to overwrite files of other users via a symlink attack on temporary files.

Published 25 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
2.1
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.3%
percentile 28%
Public exploits
0
none known

fetchmailconf in fetchmail before 5.7.4 allows local users to overwrite files of other users via a symlink attack on temporary files.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.34% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 28% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.02.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2001-103.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • lists.ccil.org /pipermail/fetchmail-announce/2001-March/000015.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred

Sources

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