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    CVE-2001-1494

    script command in the util-linux package before 2.11n allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files by setting a hardlink from the typescript log file to any file on the system, then having root execute the script command.

    Published:Dec 12, 2001
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Jun 21, 2005
    EPSS Score:0.00079
    CVSS Score:5.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Avaya
    Product
    Cvlan
    Vendor
    Avaya
    Product
    Integrated Management Suit
    Vendor
    Avaya
    Product
    Interactive Response
    Vendor
    Avaya
    Product
    Intuity Lx
    Vendor
    Avaya
    Product
    Message Networking
    Vendor
    Avaya
    Product
    Messaging Storage Server
    Vendor
    Kernel
    Product
    Util-linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    References

    http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Dec/0122.html
    http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Dec/0123.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/16785
    http://secunia.com/advisories/18502
    http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-014.htm
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-782.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16280
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7718
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10723
    http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Dec/0122.html
    http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Dec/0123.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/16785
    http://secunia.com/advisories/18502
    http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-014.htm
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-782.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16280
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7718
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10723

    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