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CVE-2001-0141

• Severity: low (CVSS 1.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2001-03-12 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

mgetty 1.1.22 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack in some configurations.

Affected products

• Gert Doering Mgetty: 1.1.22

References

• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97916374410647&w=2
• http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-002.0.txt
• http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-011
• http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-009.php3
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-050.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2187
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5918
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97916374410647&w=2
• http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-002.0.txt
• http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-011
• http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-009.php3
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-050.html

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