CVE-2001-0774 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Tripwire 1.3.1, 2.2.1 and 2.3.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and possible gain privileges via a symbolic link attack on temporary files.

Published: 2002-03-09

Score: 4.6 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:tripwire:tripwire:1.3.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:tripwire:tripwire:2.2.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:tripwire:tripwire:2.3.0:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2001-0759	Tripwire 1.3.1, 2.2.1 and 2.3.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and possible gain privileges via a symbolic link attack on temporary files.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00115.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/349019
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-064.php3
http://www.osvdb.org/1895
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/195617
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3003
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6820

History

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Subscriptions

Tripwire Tripwire

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2002-03-09T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:30:06.240Z

Reserved: 2001-10-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2001-0774

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2001-10-18T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2001-0774

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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