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CVE-2001-0890

• Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2001-12-11 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

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.

Affected products

• Sane: 1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.0.3, 1.0.4, 1.0.5 (+1)

References

• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2001-171.html
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7714.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3987
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2001-171.html
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7714.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3987

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