CVE Catalog

CVE-2001-0625

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The vulnerability in InoculateIT 6.0 allows a local attacker to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/ftpdownload.log.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to modify or delete critical files, potentially leading to data loss or system instability.

Recommendation

It is recommended to restrict access to /tmp/ftpdownload.log and update the software to the latest version to mitigate the risk.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

ftpdownload in Computer Associates InoculateIT 6.0 allows a local attacker to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/ftpdownload.log .

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS