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CVE-2001-1092

msgchk in Digital UNIX 4.0G and earlier allows a local user to read the first line of arbitrary files via a symlink atta

msgchk in Digital UNIX 4.0G and earlier allows a local user to read the first line of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the .mh_profile file.

LOW · CVSS 2.1 EPSS 0.00404
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Affected Products & Versions

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compaq tru64all versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

3
localDigital Unix 4.0 - MSGCHK MH_PROFILE Symbolic Linkverified
pocwww.securityfocus.com · 213238www.securityfocus.com
pocwww.securityfocus.com · 3320www.securityfocus.com
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Scoring & Timeline

2.1
LOW · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Published to NVD10 Sep 2001 · 04:00 AM
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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://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/440539US Government Resource
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7102
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