CVE-2001-1494
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-1494
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2001-1494.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2001-1494
- Downstream
- Published
- 2001-12-31T05:00:00Z
- Modified
- 2025-08-09T19:01:28Z
- Severity
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- 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
-
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.
- References
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- http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Dec/0122.html
- http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Dec/0123.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16785
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18502
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-014.htm
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-782.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16280
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7718
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10723