CVE-2001-0222 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

webmin 0.84 and earlier allows local users to overwrite and create arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

Published: 2001-05-07

Score: 1.2 Low

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

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

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:webmin:webmin:0.83:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2001-0222	webmin 0.84 and earlier allows local users to overwrite and create arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00339.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-004.0.txt
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-016.php3
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6011

History

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Subscriptions

Webmin Webmin

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2001-05-07T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:14:07.182Z

Reserved: 2001-03-08T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2001-0222

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2001-03-26T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T21:53:54.667

Link: CVE-2001-0222

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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