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CVE-2001-1276

• 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: 2001-06-21 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

ispell before 3.1.20 allows local users to overwrite files of other users via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

Affected products

• Itcorp Ispell: through 3.1.20

References

• http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/6.2/updates/IMNX-2001-62-004-01
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=99317439131174&w=2
• http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-058.php3
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-074.html
• http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/6.2/updates/IMNX-2001-62-004-01
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=99317439131174&w=2
• http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-058.php3
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-074.html

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