CVE-2001-0906 — MEDIUM severity vulnerability (teTeX filter before 1.0.7 allows local users to gain privile)
teTeX filter before 1.0.7 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on temporary files that are produced when printing .dvi files using lpr.
| CVE ID | CVE-2001-0906 |
|---|---|
| Severity | MEDIUM |
| CVSS score | 6.2 |
| CVSS vector | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2001-06-22 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | teTeX filter before 1.0.7 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on temporary files that are produced when printing .dvi files using lpr. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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