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CVE-2001-1066

• Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 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: 2001-08-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

ns6install installation script for Netscape 6.01 on Solaris, and other versions including 6.2.1 beta, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

Affected products

• Sun Solaris: all versions

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2001-q3/0036.html
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=99893667921216&w=2
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3243
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7042
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2001-q3/0036.html
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=99893667921216&w=2
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3243
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7042

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