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Fencer Vulns
low 1.2

CVE-2001-0109 json

rctab in SuSE 7.0 and earlier allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the rctmp temporary file.

published 2001-03-12 25 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2001-0109

cvss
1.2
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.8%
EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 55%
public exploits
2
Exploit-DB

Summary

rctab in SuSE 7.0 and earlier allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the rctmp temporary file.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-20555)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

0.75% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 55% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-20555 SuSE 6.x/7.0 - MkDir Error Handling rctab Race Condition (2) local, 2001-01-13
  • EDB-20554 SuSE 6.x/7.0 - MkDir Error Handling rctab Race Condition (1) local, 2001-01-13
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2207 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • archives.neohapsis.com http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-01/0226.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 1.2 AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

References

Sources

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