CVE-2001-0125 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

exmh 2.2 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the exmhErrorMsg temporary file.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00076.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Debian	Debian Linux
Exmh	Exmh
Mandrakesoft	Mandrake Linux Mandrake Linux Corporate Server

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:exmh:exmh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:6.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:6.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux_corporate_server:1.0.1:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2001-0125	exmh 2.2 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the exmhErrorMsg temporary file.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/freebsd/2001-01/0543.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97846489313059&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97958594330100&w=2
http://www.beedub.com/exmh/symlink.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-022
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-015.php3
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5829

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2001-05-07T04:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:06:55.320Z

Reserved: 2001-02-06T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2001-0125

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2001-03-12T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2001-0125

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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