CVE-2001-0906 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

teTeX filter before 1.0.7 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on temporary files that are produced when printing .dvi files using lpr.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00218.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Redhat	Linux
Tetex	Tetex

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:tetex:tetex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Package	CPE	Advisory	Released Date
Red Hat Linux 5.2
	cpe:/o:redhat:linux:5.2	RHSA-2001:102	2001-10-30T00:00:00Z
Red Hat Linux 6.2
	cpe:/o:redhat:linux:6.2	RHSA-2001:102	2001-10-30T00:00:00Z
Red Hat Linux 7.0
	cpe:/o:redhat:linux:7.0	RHSA-2001:102	2001-10-30T00:00:00Z
Red Hat Linux 7.0j
	cpe:/o:redhat:linux:7.0j	RHSA-2001:102	2001-10-30T00:00:00Z
Red Hat Linux 7.1
	cpe:/o:redhat:linux:7.1	RHSA-2001:102	2001-10-30T00:00:00Z

No data.

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2001-0889	teTeX filter before 1.0.7 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on temporary files that are produced when printing .dvi files using lpr.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-030-01
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-086.php3
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-102.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/192647
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2974
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6785
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0906
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-0906

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2002-06-25T04:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:37:06.810Z

Reserved: 2002-01-31T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2001-0906

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2001-06-22T04:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2001-0906

Redhat

Severity :

Publid Date: 2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2001-0906 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

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