Vulnerability in Immunix
CVE-2001-0117
sdiff 2.7 in the diffutils package allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 1.2 (Low). Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (28.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 29th percentile — 28.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Immunix — versions 7.0_beta
- Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux — versions 6.0, 6.1, 7.0
- Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server — versions 1.0.1
- Trustix Secure Linux — versions 1.1, 1.2
- Red Hat Linux — versions 7.0
References
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
- download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2000-70-028-01 (vendor-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5914 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/2191 (Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/579928 (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-008.php3 (vendor-advisory, Patch)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-116.html (vendor-advisory)