CVE-2001-1593

Impact:
Low
Public Date:
2001-01-05
CWE:
(CWE-377|CWE-367)
Bugzilla:
1060630: CVE-2001-1593 a2ps: insecure temporary file use

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

The tempname_ensure function in lib/routines.h in a2ps 4.14 and earlier, as used by the spy_user function and possibly other functions, allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

Find out more about CVE-2001-1593 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v2 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score 2.1
Base Metrics AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None

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Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 a2ps Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 a2ps Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 a2ps Not affected

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