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CVE-2001-1092

• Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2001-09-10 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

msgchk in Digital UNIX 4.0G and earlier allows a local user to read the first line of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the .mh_profile file.

Affected products

• Compaq Tru64: 4.0d, 4.0e, 4.0f, 4.0g

References

• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/440539
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/213238
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3320
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7102
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/440539
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/213238
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3320
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7102

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