CVE-2001-1092
msgchk in Digital UNIX 4.0G and earlier allows a local user to read the first line of arbitrary...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2001-1092- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2001-1092- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2001-1073 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2001-1073- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gjvx-vv98-2m3q No score
msgchk in Digital UNIX 4.0G and earlier allows a local user to read the first line of arbitrary...
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.
- Record
GHSA-gjvx-vv98-2m3q- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Digital Unix 4.0 - MSGCHK MH_PROFILE Symbolic Link | 2001-09-10 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2001-1092 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in Compaq Tru64, published September 10, 2001. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.11%, the 65th percentile. No source names a fixed version.