01 Record
CVE-2001-1066
ns6install installation script for Netscape 6.01 on Solaris, and other versions including 6.2.1 beta, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
ns6install installation script for Netscape 6.01 on Solaris, and other versions including 6.2.1 beta, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary 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
- 0.33% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 26.0% 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
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
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
- 2004-09-01 04:00Z22 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-08 04:44Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2002-01-31
- 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
- 25b84498a8c1ba2d999137ed039204d4bf03904d313571335ff584552a2cf72c
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comnetscape-install-tmpfile-symlink(7042)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7042
- archives.neohapsis.com20010827 Dangerous temp file creation during installation of Netscape 6.http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2001-q3/0036.html
- marc.info20010827 Dangerous temp file creation during installation of Netscape 6.http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=99893667921216&w=2
- www.securityfocus.com3243http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3243