What is CVE-2001-1494?

CVE-2001-1494 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Avaya Cvlan, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2001-12-31.

How severe is CVE-2001-1494?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2001-1494 known to be exploited?

4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Avaya Cvlan

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, then having root execute the script command.

Published 2001-12-31 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (35.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 35th percentile — 35.1% 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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/16280 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-782.html (vendor-advisory, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Dec/0123.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10723 (Broken Link, signature, vdb-entry)
seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Dec/0122.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
secunia.com/advisories/16785 (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7718 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-014.htm (Third Party Advisory)
secunia.com/advisories/18502 (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2001-1494?: CVE-2001-1494 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Avaya Cvlan, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2001-12-31.
How severe is CVE-2001-1494?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2001-1494 known to be exploited?: 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.