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01 Record

CVE-2001-0117

sdiff 2.7 in the diffutils package allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack.

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
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02 Description

sdiff 2.7 in the diffutils package allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack.

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
0.37% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 31.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
The NVD has published no score for this record
NVD CVSS vector
No NVD score to derive
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
Red Hat severity
Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2001-05-07 04:00Z25 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-08 04:06Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2001-02-06
Assigning CNA
mitre
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
No CWE assigned
Data version
5.1
Document digest
ce54f11027753a5e216108985b8d0534529cf987e28d0336e04bb56cd42b7830

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
immuniximmunixNot specified—
mandrakesoftmandrake_linuxNot specified—
mandrakesoftmandrake_linux_corporate_serverNot specified—
redhatlinuxNot specified—
trustixsecure_linuxNot specified—

06 References