Vulnerability CVE-2001-1494
Published: 2001-12-31   Modified: 2012-02-12

Description:
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.

CVSS2 => (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
2.1/10
2.9/10
3.9/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Local
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
Partial
None
Affected software
Andries brouwer -> Util-linux 

 References:
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Dec/0122.html
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Dec/0123.html
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
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