PT-2001-1359 · Exmh · Exmh

Published 2001-03-12 · Updated 2017-10-10 · CVE-2001-0125

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: exmh versions 2.2 and earlier

Description: The issue allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the exmhErrorMsg temporary file.

Recommendations: For exmh versions 2.2 and earlier, consider updating to a version later than 2.2 to resolve the issue. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2001-0125

Affected Products

Exmh

References · 8

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0125 · Security Note
• http://beedub.com/exmh/symlink.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://debian.org/security/2001/dsa-022 · Vendor Advisory
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/freebsd/2001-01/0543.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5829 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97846489313059&w=2 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97958594330100&w=2 · Note
• http://linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-015.php3 · Patch, Vendor Advisory