CVE-2001-0141

mgetty 1.1.22 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack in some...

1.2 Low

CVE-2001-0141 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 1.2) in Gert Doering Mgetty, published March 12, 2001. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.32%, the 24th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

Severity: 1.2 LowCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance: 0.32%EPSS, 24th percentile
Exploitation: None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in: No fix listedNo source names one

Description

mgetty 1.1.22 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack in some configurations.

Exploit likelihood

0.32%Down 0.7 points since Feb 4, 2022

Affected products

gert doering mgetty

What each source reports

NVD Score used1.2

mgetty 1.1.22 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack in some configurations.

Record: CVE-2001-0141
CVSS 2.0: 1.2 LowAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE ListNo score

mgetty 1.1.22 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack in some configurations.

Record: CVE-2001-0141
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2001-0141No score

mgetty 1.1.22 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack in some configurations.

Record: EUVD-2001-0141
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xmp5-g5f6-23g3No score

mgetty 1.1.22 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack in some...

mgetty 1.1.22 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack in some configurations.

Record: GHSA-xmp5-g5f6-23g3
Updated: 2026-11-02

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 10, 2026	facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

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