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Case File

CVE-2001-1494

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.43%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2001-12-31 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2001-1494
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.5
EPSS
0.43%
Linux

Original Filing — NVD 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.