CVE-2001-1197 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

klprfax_filter in KDE2 KDEUtils allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the klprfax.filter temporary file.

Published: 2002-03-15

Score: 4.6 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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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:kde:kdeutils:2.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdeutils:2.2.2:::::::*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2001-1178	klprfax_filter in KDE2 KDEUtils allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the klprfax.filter temporary file.

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 0.00068.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100837486611350&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/245500
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3694
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7700

History

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Subscriptions

Kde Kdeutils

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2002-03-15T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:44:08.281Z

Reserved: 2002-03-15T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2001-1197

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2001-12-14T05:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2001-1197

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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