Vulnerability in Exmh
CVE-2001-0125
exmh 2.2 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the exmhErrorMsg temporary file.
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: 0.003 (20.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 21st percentile — 20.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Exmh
- Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux — versions 6.0, 6.1, 7.0
- Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server — versions 1.0.1
- Debian Linux — versions 2.2
References
- www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-015.php3 (vendor-advisory, Patch)
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/freebsd/2001-01/0543.html (vendor-advisory)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
- www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-022 (vendor-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5829 (vdb-entry)
- www.beedub.com/exmh/symlink.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)