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CVE-2001-0906

teTeX filter before 1.0.7 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on temporary files that are produce

teTeX filter before 1.0.7 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on temporary files that are produced when printing .dvi files using lpr.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.2 EPSS 0.00218
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Affected Products & Versions

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tetex<= 1.0.7.7
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Public Exploits & PoCs

3
localteTeX 1.0.7 - Filters Temporary File Race Conditionverified
pocwww.securityfocus.com · 192647www.securityfocus.com
pocwww.securityfocus.com · 2974www.securityfocus.com
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Scoring & Timeline

6.2
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD22 Jun 2001 · 04:00 AM
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Vendor Advisories

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rhsaRHSA-2001:102
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-030-01
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-086.php3PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-102.htmlPatchVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6785
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