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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 typescript log file to any file on the system, then having root execute the script command.

Published

2001-12-31T05:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 5.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-59

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	kernel	util-linux	< 2.11n	Yes
Application	avaya	cvlan	*	Yes
Application	avaya	integrated_management_suit	*	Yes
Application	avaya	interactive_response	*	Yes
Application	avaya	intuity_lx	*	Yes
Application	avaya	message_networking	*	Yes
Application	avaya	messaging_storage_server	*	Yes

References

http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Dec/0122.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Dec/0123.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/16785 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/18502 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-014.htm Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-782.html Broken Link, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16280 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7718 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10723 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Dec/0122.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Dec/0123.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/16785 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/18502 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-014.htm Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-782.html Broken Link, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16280 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7718 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10723 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)