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CVE-2001-1494

script command in the util-linux package before 2.11n allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files by setting a hardlink from the typesc…

Published 24 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.5
v3.1 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.4%
percentile 38%
Public exploits
0
none known

script command in the util-linux package before 2.11n allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files by setting a hardlink from the typescript log file to any file on the system, then having root execute the script command.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.43% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 38% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.15.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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

  • securityfocus.com /bid/16280 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2005-782.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • seclists.org /bugtraq/2001/Dec/0123.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10723 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred
  • seclists.org /bugtraq/2001/Dec/0122.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/16785 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/7718 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • support.avaya.com /elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-014.htm · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/18502 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred

Sources

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