security flaw
Published Jun 25, 2002
6.2
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.95%
Description
teTeX filter before 1.0.7 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on temporary files that are produced when printing .dvi files using lpr.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Linux 5.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:102
Red Hat Linux 6.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:102
Red Hat Linux 7.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:102
Red Hat Linux 7.0j
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:102
Red Hat Linux 7.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:102
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Linux 5.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:102 |
| Red Hat Linux 6.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:102 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:102 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.0j | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:102 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:102 |
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:C/I:C/A:C
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 (8 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.95% (0.00945) | 59.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.95% (0.00945) | 56.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.22% (0.00218) | 42.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.92% (0.01924) | 78.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.92% (0.01924) | 76.07th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.92% (0.01924) | 55.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (10)
- http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-030-01 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_IMMUNIX
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-086.php3 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-102.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/192647 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2974 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2001-0906 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616638 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6785 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0906
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-0906
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-030-01 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_IMMUNIX | |
| http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-086.php3 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-102.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/192647 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2974 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2001-0906 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616638 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6785 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0906 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-0906 |
Change history (0)
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