CVE-2001-0143 (GCVE-0-2001-0143)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2001-05-07 04:00 – Updated: 2024-08-08 04:06
VLAI
Summary
vpop3d program in linuxconf 1.23r and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97916374410647&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MD… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2186 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
Date Public
2001-01-10 00:00
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