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CVE-2001-1494

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-59 Link Following
Publication date:
31/12/2001
Last modified:
03/04/2025

Description

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.

Impact

Vector 3.x
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 5.50 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): High
Availability (A): None

Base Score 3.x
5.50
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM
Vector 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 2.10 LOW
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Physical
Availability (A): None

Base Score 2.0
2.10
Severity 2.0
LOW

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:kernel:util-linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 2.11n (excluding)
cpe:2.3:a:avaya:cvlan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:avaya:integrated_management_suit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:avaya:interactive_response:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:avaya:intuity_lx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:avaya:message_networking:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:avaya:messaging_storage_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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