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CVE-2001-0529

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2001-08-14 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

OpenSSH version 2.9 and earlier, with X forwarding enabled, allows a local attacker to delete any file named 'cookies' via a symlink attack.

Affected products

• OpenSSH: through 2.9

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-05/0322.html
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-06/0007.html
• http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000431
• http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-034-01
• http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/188737
• http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-023.0.txt
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/655259
• http://www.openbsd.org/errata29.html
• http://www.osvdb.org/1853
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2825
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6676

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