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    CVE-2001-1378

    fetchmailconf in fetchmail before 5.7.4 allows local users to overwrite files of other users via a symlink attack on temporary files.

    Published:Mar 12, 2001
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Apr 2, 2003
    EPSS Score:0.00046
    CVSS Score:2.1

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Fetchmail
    Product
    Fetchmail
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Linux

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High