CVE-2001-1494

Severity Score

5.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

*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

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2001-12-31 CVE Published
2005-06-21 CVE Reserved
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-08 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

CAPEC

References (11)

URL	Tag	Source
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Dec/0122.html	Mailing List
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Dec/0123.html	Mailing List
http://secunia.com/advisories/16785	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/18502	Broken Link
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-014.htm	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16280	Broken Link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7718	Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10723	Broken Link

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-782.html	2024-01-26
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2001-1494	2005-10-11
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616708	2005-10-11

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Kernel Search vendor "Kernel"		Util-linux Search vendor "Kernel" for product "Util-linux"				< 2.11n Search vendor "Kernel" for product "Util-linux" and version " < 2.11n"		-		Affected
Avaya Search vendor "Avaya"		Cvlan Search vendor "Avaya" for product "Cvlan"				*		-		Affected
Avaya Search vendor "Avaya"		Integrated Management Suit Search vendor "Avaya" for product "Integrated Management Suit"				*		-		Affected
Avaya Search vendor "Avaya"		Interactive Response Search vendor "Avaya" for product "Interactive Response"				*		-		Affected
Avaya Search vendor "Avaya"		Intuity Lx Search vendor "Avaya" for product "Intuity Lx"				*		-		Affected
Avaya Search vendor "Avaya"		Message Networking Search vendor "Avaya" for product "Message Networking"				*		-		Affected
Avaya Search vendor "Avaya"		Messaging Storage Server Search vendor "Avaya" for product "Messaging Storage Server"				*		-		Affected