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CVE-2001-0890 — LOW severity vulnerability (Certain backend drivers in the SANE library 1.0.3 and earlie)

Certain backend drivers in the SANE library 1.0.3 and earlier, as used in frontend software such as XSane, allows local users to modify files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

CVE IDCVE-2001-0890
SeverityLOW
CVSS score2.1
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
CWENVD-CWE-Other
StatusModified
Published2001-12-11
Last modified2026-04-16
DescriptionCertain backend drivers in the SANE library 1.0.3 and earlier, as used in frontend software such as XSane, allows local users to modify files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
SourceNIST National Vulnerability Database

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