CVE-2001-0529

Public Exploit

Description

OpenSSH version 2.9 and earlier, with X forwarding enabled, allows a local attacker to delete any file named 'cookies' via a symlink attack.

7.2

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.14%

Vendor Advisory immunix.org Vendor Advisory openbsd.org Vendor Advisory netbsd.org Vendor Advisory calderasystems.com Vendor Advisory com.br Vendor Advisory neohapsis.com Vendor Advisory neohapsis.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-034-01	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6676	vdb entry
http://www.openbsd.org/errata29.html	vendor advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-05/0322.html	vendor advisory mailing list exploit
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-06/0007.html	vendor advisory mailing list
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/188737	mailing list
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2001-010.txt.asc	patch vendor advisory
http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-023.0.txt	vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/655259	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2825	patch vendor advisory vdb entry exploit
http://www.osvdb.org/1853	vdb entry
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000431	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2001-0529?: CVE-2001-0529 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2001-0529?: To fix CVE-2001-0529, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2001-0529 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2001-0529 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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