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CVE-2001-1345
bctool in Jetico BestCrypt 0.7 and earlier trusts the user-supplied PATH to find and execute an fsck utility program, which allows local…
Medium4.6EPSS 0.50%
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- mitre
Description
bctool in Jetico BestCrypt 0.7 and earlier trusts the user-supplied PATH to find and execute an fsck utility program, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the PATH to point to a Trojan horse program.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.50% · top 57% 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: Medium 4.6.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (4)
- 20010604 Fatal flaw in BestCrypt <= v0.7 (Linux) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 2820 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- bestcrypt-bctool-gain-privileges(6648) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://www.jetico.com/index.htm#/linux.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .