Executive Summary

Informations
Name CVE-2001-1494 First vendor Publication 2001-12-31
Vendor Cve Last vendor Modification 2024-01-26

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Overall CVSS Score 5.5
Base Score 5.5 Environmental Score 5.5
impact SubScore 3.6 Temporal Score 5.5
Exploitabality Sub Score 1.8
 
Attack Vector Local Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact High Availability Impact None
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Cvss Base Score 2.1 Attack Range Local
Cvss Impact Score 2.9 Attack Complexity Low
Cvss Expoit Score 3.9 Authentication None Required
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Detail

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.

Original Source

Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2001-1494

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
100 % CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

OVAL Definitions

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10723
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10723
Title: 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.
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.
Family: unix Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2001-1494
 Version: 5
Platform(s): Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
CentOS Linux 3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
CentOS Linux 4
Oracle Linux 4
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Definition Synopsis:

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 1
Application 1
Application 1
Application 1
Application 1
Application 1
Application 1

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id Description
19934 util-linux script Hardlink Arbitrary File Overwrite

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2006-07-03 Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.
File : centos_RHSA-2005-782.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-10-19 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2005-782.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

Sources (Detail)

Source Url
BID http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16280
BUGTRAQ http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Dec/0122.html
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Dec/0123.html
MISC http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-014.htm
OVAL https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.ova...
REDHAT http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-782.html
SECUNIA http://secunia.com/advisories/16785
http://secunia.com/advisories/18502
XF https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7718

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