CVE-2001-1494

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Summary

CVECVE-2001-1494
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2001-12-31 05:00:00 UTC
Updated2024-01-26 17:16:00 UTC
Descriptionscript 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-59

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Andries Brouwer Util-linux All All All All
Application Avaya Cvlan All All All All
Application Avaya Integrated Management Suit All All All All
Application Avaya Interactive Response All All All All
Application Avaya Intuity Lx All All All All
Application Avaya Message Networking All All All All
Application Avaya Messaging Storage Server All All All All
Application Kernel Util-linux All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Repository / Oval Repository OVAL oval.cisecurity.org
1. Overview: MISC support.avaya.com
Util-Linux Script Command Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
Bugtraq: Silly 'script' hardlink bug - fixed BUGTRAQ seclists.org
Secunia - Advisories - util-linux umount "-r" Re-Mounting Security Issue SECUNIA secunia.com
Secunia - Advisories - Avaya Products util-linux / mount Security Issue and Vulnerability SECUNIA secunia.com
Support REDHAT www.redhat.com Vendor Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange XF exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Bugtraq: Silly 'script' hardlink bug BUGTRAQ seclists.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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