PT-2001-1823 · Computer Associates · Inoculateit

Published 2001-08-22 · Updated 2021-04-09 · CVE-2001-0625

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Computer Associates InoculateIT version 6.0

Description: The issue allows a local attacker to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/ftpdownload.log file. This is related to the ftpdownload component in the affected software.

Recommendations: For Computer Associates InoculateIT version 6.0, consider restricting access to the ftpdownload component to minimize the risk of exploitation. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the ftpdownload functionality until a patch is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2001-0625

Affected Products

Inoculateit

References · 5

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-05/0245.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0625 · Security Note
• http://osvdb.org/1843 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/2778 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6607 · Note