PT-2001-1026 · Gnu · Diffutils

Published 2001-03-12 · Updated 2017-10-10 · CVE-2001-0117

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

1.2

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions diffutils version 2.7

Description The issue allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack, potentially leading to integrity violations of protected information. This can be exploited locally.

Recommendations For version 2.7, consider restricting access to sensitive files and directories to minimize the risk of exploitation until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the sdiff command in scenarios where file overwriting could have significant consequences.

Fix

Related Identifiers

BDU:2015-07839

CVE-2001-0117

Affected Products

Diffutils

References · 10

• http://securityfocus.com/bid/2191 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-07839 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0117 · Security Note
• http://redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-116.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2000-70-028-01 · Vendor Advisory
• http://linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-008.php3 · Patch, Vendor Advisory
• https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2001-116.html · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97916374410647&w=2 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5914 · Note
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/579928 · Note