CVE-2001-1494

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Summary

CVECVE-2001-1494
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2001-12-31 05:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 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

Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-59 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary5.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary2.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
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

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
1. Overview: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.avaya.com Third Party Advisory
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
Bugtraq: Silly 'script' hardlink bug - fixed af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Bugtraq: Silly 'script' hardlink bug af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org Broken Link
Secunia - Advisories - util-linux umount "-r" Re-Mounting Security Issue af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Util-Linux Script Command Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Secunia - Advisories - Avaya Products util-linux / mount Security Issue and Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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