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.
Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.


Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

History

No history.

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:58:11.298Z

Reserved: 2005-06-21T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2001-1494

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2001-12-31T05:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2001-1494

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2001-12-12T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2001-1494 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.