Vulnerability in Caldera Openlinux Desktop
CVE-2001-0139
inn 2.2.3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack in some configurations.
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 (24.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 25th percentile — 24.8% 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
- Caldera Openlinux Desktop — versions 2.3
- Caldera Openlinux Edesktop — versions 2.4
- Caldera Openlinux Eserver — versions 2.3
- Immunix — versions 7.0_beta
- Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux — versions 6.0, 6.1, 7.0
- Debian Linux — versions 2.2
- Red Hat Linux — versions 7.0
References
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5916 (vdb-entry)
- www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-010.php3 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/2190 (Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-001.0.txt (Vendor Advisory, vendor-advisory)