PT-2001-1351 · Gnu · Gpm

Published 2001-03-12 · Updated 2017-10-10 · CVE-2001-0116

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: gpm version 1.19.3

Description: The issue allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

Recommendations: For version 1.19.3, consider restricting file system access to prevent arbitrary file overwrites until a patch is available.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2001-0116

Affected Products

Gpm

References · 5

• http://securityfocus.com/bid/2188 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0116 · Security Note
• http://linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-006.php3 · Patch, Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5917 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97916374410647&w=2 · Note