CVE-2001-1494

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    CVE-2001-1494

    Published: 31 Dec 2001Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    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, http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Dec/0122.html, http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Dec/0123.html, http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-782.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16280, https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10723

    Affected packages

    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