HIGH
OpenSSH version 2.9 and earlier, with X forwarding enabled, allows a local attacker to delete any file named 'cookies' via a symlink attack
Published Mar 9, 2002
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.62%
Description
OpenSSH version 2.9 and earlier, with X forwarding enabled, allows a local attacker to delete any file named 'cookies' via a symlink attack.
Affected products
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.
7.2 HIGH NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.62% 0.00622
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00622
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.62% (0.00622) | 47.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.62% (0.00622) | 44.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.14% (0.00137) | 30.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00061) | 27.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00061) | 25.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 18, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00061) | 23.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 7.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (12)
- ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2001-010.txt.asc vendor-advisoryx_refsource_NETBSDPatchVendor Advisory
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-05/0322.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitVendor Advisory
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-06/0007.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQVendor Advisory
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000431 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA
- http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-034-01 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_IMMUNIX
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/188737 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-023.0.txt vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CALDERAVendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/655259 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.openbsd.org/errata29.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_OPENBSD
- http://www.osvdb.org/1853 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2825 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6676 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 9, 2002
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Jun 18, 2001
Link CVE-2001-0529
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a