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CVE-2001-0529
OpenSSH version 2.9 and earlier, with X forwarding enabled, allows a local attacker to delete any file named 'cookies' via a symlink attack.
High7.2EPSS 0.62%
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- mitre
Description
OpenSSH version 2.9 and earlier, with X forwarding enabled, allows a local attacker to delete any file named 'cookies' via a symlink attack.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.62% · top 50% 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: High 7.2.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (11)
- IMNX-2001-70-034-01 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_IMMUNIXx_transferred
- openssh-symlink-file-deletion(6676) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20010612 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_OPENBSDx_transferred
- 20010604 SSH allows deletion of other users files... (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20010604 Re: SSH allows deletion of other users files... (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20010605 OpenSSH_2.5.2p2 RH7.0 <- version info (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- CSSA-2001-023.0 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CALDERAx_transferred
- VU#655259 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- 2825 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 1853 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- CLA-2001:431 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVAx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .