CVE-2001-0109

SuSE 6.x/7.0 - MkDir Error Handling rctab Race Condition

Severity Score

5.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

rctab in SuSE 7.0 and earlier allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the rctmp temporary file.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2001-01-13 First Exploit
2001-02-06 CVE Reserved
2001-03-12 CVE Published
2024-08-08 CVE Updated
2025-04-02 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CAPEC

References (6)

URL	Tag	Source
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-01/0272.html	Mailing List
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5945	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20554	2001-01-13
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20555	2001-01-13
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-01/0226.html	2024-08-08
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2207	2024-08-08

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Suse Search vendor "Suse"		Suse Linux Search vendor "Suse" for product "Suse Linux"				6.1 Search vendor "Suse" for product "Suse Linux" and version "6.1"		-		Affected
Suse Search vendor "Suse"		Suse Linux Search vendor "Suse" for product "Suse Linux"				6.2 Search vendor "Suse" for product "Suse Linux" and version "6.2"		-		Affected
Suse Search vendor "Suse"		Suse Linux Search vendor "Suse" for product "Suse Linux"				6.3 Search vendor "Suse" for product "Suse Linux" and version "6.3"		-		Affected
Suse Search vendor "Suse"		Suse Linux Search vendor "Suse" for product "Suse Linux"				6.4 Search vendor "Suse" for product "Suse Linux" and version "6.4"		-		Affected
Suse Search vendor "Suse"		Suse Linux Search vendor "Suse" for product "Suse Linux"				7.0 Search vendor "Suse" for product "Suse Linux" and version "7.0"		-		Affected