CVE-2001-1066 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

ns6install installation script for Netscape 6.01 on Solaris, and other versions including 6.2.1 beta, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

Published: 2004-09-01

Score: 2.1 Low

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2001-1047	ns6install installation script for Netscape 6.01 on Solaris, and other versions including 6.2.1 beta, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files 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 None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00091.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2001-q3/0036.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=99893667921216&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3243
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7042

History

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Subscriptions

Sun Solaris

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2004-09-01T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:44:07.260Z

Reserved: 2002-01-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2001-1066

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2001-08-31T04:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2001-1066

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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