Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2001-0125 (CCN-5829)

Assigned:2000-12-31
Published:2000-12-31
Updated:2017-10-10
Summary:exmh 2.2 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the exmhErrorMsg temporary file.
CVSS v3 Severity:4.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:1.2 Low (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): High
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
2.6 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): High
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:File Manipulation
References:Source: CCN
Type: FreeBSD Security Advisory FreeBSD-SA-01:17
exmh symlink vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Sun Dec 31 2000 - 14:32:40 CST
Advisory: exmh symlink vulnerability

Source: FREEBSD
Type: UNKNOWN
FreeBSD-SA-01:17

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2001-0125

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20001231 Advisory: exmh symlink vulnerability

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20010112 exmh security vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: Beedub Web site
Exmh symlink attack

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.beedub.com/exmh/symlink.html

Source: DEBIAN
Type: UNKNOWN
DSA-022

Source: DEBIAN
Type: DSA-022
exmh -- local insecure tempfile creation

Source: MANDRAKE
Type: Patch
MDKSA-2001:015

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 7163
exmh exmhErrorMsg Symlink Overwrite Arbitrary File

Source: CCN
Type: BID-2201
Exmh Local Symlink Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: MandrakeSoft Security Advisory MDKSA-2001:015
exmh update

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
exmh-error-symlink(5829)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
exmh-error-symlink(5829)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:exmh:exmh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 2.2)

    • Configuration 2:
  • cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux_corporate_server:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux_corporate_server:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    exmh exmh *
    debian debian linux 2.2
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux 6.0
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux 6.1
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux 7.0
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux 7.1
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux 7.2
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux corporate server 1.0.1
    debian debian linux 2.2
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux 7.0
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux 7.1
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux 6.0
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux 6.1
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux 7.2
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux corporate server 1.0.1