Vulnerability in Gert Doering Mgetty
CVE-2001-0141
mgetty 1.1.22 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 (22.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 22nd percentile — 22.2% 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
- Gert Doering Mgetty — versions 1.1.22
References
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
- www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-002.0.txt (vendor-advisory, Patch)
- www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-011 (vendor-advisory, Patch)
- www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-009.php3 (vendor-advisory, Patch)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-050.html (vendor-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5918 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/2187 (Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)