CVE-2002-0044 (GCVE-0-2002-0044)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2002-06-25 04:00 – Updated: 2024-08-08 02:35
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
GNU Enscript 1.6.1 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files of the Enscript user via a symlink attack on temporary files.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
6 references
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|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/3818 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3920 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-012.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-105 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
| http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MD… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE |
Date Public
2002-01-14 00:00
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