security flaw
Published Jul 23, 2002
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.38%
Description
Certain backend drivers in the SANE library 1.0.3 and earlier, as used in frontend software such as XSane, allows local users to modify files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Linux 7.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:171
Red Hat Linux 7.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:171
Red Hat Linux 7.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:171
Red Hat Powertools 6.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:172
Red Hat Powertools 6.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:172
Red Hat Powertools 6.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:172
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Linux 7.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:171 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:171 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:171 |
| Red Hat Powertools 6.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:172 |
| Red Hat Powertools 6.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:172 |
| Red Hat Powertools 6.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:172 |
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:L/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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.38% (0.00382) | 29.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.38% (0.00382) | 29.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.09% (0.00089) | 23.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 30.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 28.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 26.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 12.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (7)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2001-171.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7714.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XFPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3987 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2001-0890 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616635 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0890
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-0890
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2001-171.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7714.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3987 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2001-0890 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616635 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0890 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-0890 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.