CVE-2001-1333

security flaw

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Published May 3, 2002 CVSS 2.0 · 1.2 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Linux CUPS before 1.1.6 does not securely handle temporary files, possibly due to a symlink vulnerability that could allow local users to overwrite files.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Package	CPE	Advisory	Released Date
Red Hat Powertools 7.0
	cpe:/a:redhat:powertools:7.0	RHSA-2002:032	2002-03-15T00:00:00Z

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2001-1314	Linux CUPS before 1.1.6 does not securely handle temporary files, possibly due to a symlink vulnerability that could allow local users to overwrite files.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.345% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000384
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000386
http://lists2.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2001-Mar/0000.html
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-048.php3
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-1333
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-1333

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Easy Software Products Cups

Redhat Powertools

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 4:51 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: May 3, 2002, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 4:51 AM
Reserved: May 1, 2002, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 9:56 PM

Status: Modified
Published: May 10, 2001, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 9:56 PM

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Red Hat Updated: Mar 5, 2001, 12:00 AM

Severity
Public date: Mar 5, 2001, 12:00 AM

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