CVE-2001-0529 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

OpenSSH version 2.9 and earlier, with X forwarding enabled, allows a local attacker to delete any file named 'cookies' via a symlink attack.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00137.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Openbsd	Openssh

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2001-0522	OpenSSH version 2.9 and earlier, with X forwarding enabled, allows a local attacker to delete any file named 'cookies' via a symlink attack.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2001-010.txt.asc
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-05/0322.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-06/0007.html
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000431
http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-034-01
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/188737
http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-023.0.txt
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/655259
http://www.openbsd.org/errata29.html
http://www.osvdb.org/1853
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2825
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6676

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2002-03-09T05:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:21:38.611Z

Reserved: 2001-06-18T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2001-0529

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2001-08-14T04:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2001-0529

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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