CVE-2001-0627

Public Exploit

Description

vi as included with SCO OpenServer 5.0 - 5.0.6 allows a local attacker to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

3.7

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.12%

Vendor Advisory caldera.com Vendor Advisory neohapsis.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/747736	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2752	vdb entry vendor advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-05/0220.html	mailing list exploit vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6588	vdb entry
ftp://stage.caldera.com/pub/security/openserver/CSSA-2001-SCO.17/CSSA-2001-SCO.17.txt	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2001-0627?: CVE-2001-0627 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2001-0627?: To fix CVE-2001-0627, 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-2001-0627 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2001-0627 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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