VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2001-1301
rcs2log, as used in Emacs 20.4, xemacs 21.1.10 and other versions before 21.4, and possibly other packages, allows local users to modify files of other users via a symlink attack on a temporary file.
LOW 1.2EPSS 0.29%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.29%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
rcs2log, as used in Emacs 20.4, xemacs 21.1.10 and other versions before 21.4, and possibly other packages, allows local users to modify files of other users via a symlink attack on a temporary file.
- CVSS 2.0
- 1.2 LOWAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.29% probability · 22th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- gnu/emacs · xemacs/xemacs
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-08/0093.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/emacs/emacs/lib-src/rcs2log?only_with_tag=EMACS_PRETEST_21_0_95
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11210.php
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-08/0093.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/emacs/emacs/lib-src/rcs2log?only_with_tag=EMACS_PRETEST_21_0_95
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11210.php
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.