CVE-2001-0120 — LOW severity vulnerability (useradd program in shadow-utils program may allow local user)
useradd program in shadow-utils program may allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
| CVE ID | CVE-2001-0120 |
|---|---|
| Severity | LOW |
| CVSS score | 1.2 |
| CVSS vector | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2001-03-12 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | useradd program in shadow-utils program may allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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