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CVE-2001-1301

N/A
Published: April 2, 2003 at 05:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 09:55 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsEmacsXemacs

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%

Description

rcs2log, as used in Emacs 20.4, xemacs 21.1.10 and other versions before 21.4, and possibly other packages, allows local users to modify files of other users via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (3)

Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-08/0093.html
x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/emacs/emacs/lib-src/rcs2log?only_with_tag=EMACS_PRETEST_21_0_95
VDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11210.php

CVSS

1.2LOW[email protected]
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
PARTIAL
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other

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