security flaw
Published May 7, 2001
1.2
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.37%
Description
sdiff 2.7 in the diffutils package allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 6.0
- 6.1
- 7.0
- 7.1
- 7.2
- 1.0.1
- 7.0
- 1.1
- 1.2
No data.
Red Hat Linux 5.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:116
Red Hat Linux 6.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:116
Red Hat Linux 7.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:116
Red Hat Linux 7.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:116
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Linux 5.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:116 |
| Red Hat Linux 6.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:116 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:116 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:116 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00373) | 28.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00373) | 28.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.12% (0.00124) | 29.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00065) | 30.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00065) | 28.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00065) | 26.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (11)
- http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2000-70-028-01 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_IMMUNIX
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97916374410647&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/579928 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-008.php3 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEPatch
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-116.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2191 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2001-0117 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616568 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5914 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0117
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-0117
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2000-70-028-01 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_IMMUNIX | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97916374410647&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/579928 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-008.php3 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEPatch | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-116.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2191 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2001-0117 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616568 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5914 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0117 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-0117 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.