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CVE-2001-0143
vpop3d program in linuxconf 1.23r and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
Low1.2EPSS 0.34%
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Description
vpop3d program in linuxconf 1.23r and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low1.2 | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.34% · top 73% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 1.2.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (4)
- 20010110 Immunix OS Security update for lots of temp file problems (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- linuxconf-vpop3d-symlink(5923) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- MDKSA-2001:011 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
- 2186 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
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