Medium severity · published Dec 31, 2001
CVE-2001-1494
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,…
5.5
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 37% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CV
Cvlan · Avaya
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
IM
Integrated Management Suit · Avaya
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
IR
Interactive Response · Avaya
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
IL
Intuity LX · Avaya
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
MN
Message Networking · Avaya
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
MS
Messaging Storage Server · Avaya
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
UT
Util-linux · Kernel
before 2.11n · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-1494
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-1494
Mailing List
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Dec/0122.html
Mailing List
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Dec/0123.html
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/16785
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/18502
Third Party Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-014.htm
Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-782.html
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