CVE-2001-1494 — MEDIUM severity vulnerability (script command in the util-linux package before 2.11n allows)
script command in the util-linux package before 2.11n allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files by setting a hardlink from the typescript log file to any file on the system, then having root execute the script command.
| CVE ID | CVE-2001-1494 |
|---|---|
| Severity | MEDIUM |
| CVSS score | 5.5 |
| CVSS vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| CWE | CWE-59 |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2001-12-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | script command in the util-linux package before 2.11n allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files by setting a hardlink from the typescript log file to any file on the system, then having root execute the script command. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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