LOW
msgchk in Digital UNIX 4.0G and earlier allows a local user to read the first line of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the .mh_profile file
Published Mar 15, 2002
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.11%
Description
msgchk in Digital UNIX 4.0G and earlier allows a local user to read the first line of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the .mh_profile file.
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.
2.1 LOW NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.11% 0.01107
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01107
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 | 1.11% (0.01107) | 64.62th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.11% (0.01107) | 61.46th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.18% (0.00185) | 38.01th | 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 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 76.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 76.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 74.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 53.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/440539 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/213238 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3320 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7102 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/440539 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/213238 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3320 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7102 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 15, 2002
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Mar 15, 2002
Link CVE-2001-1092
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a