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Fencer Vulns
medium 6.2

CVE-2001-1177 json

ml85p in Samsung ML-85G GDI printer driver before 0.2.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary f…

published 2001-07-17 25 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2001-1158

cvss
6.2
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.0%
EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 63%
public exploits
3
Exploit-DB

Summary

ml85p in Samsung ML-85G GDI printer driver before 0.2.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-21001)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

1.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 63% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-21001 Samsung ml85p Printer Driver 1.0 - Insecure Temporary File Creation (3) local, 2001-07-10
  • EDB-21000 Samsung ml85p Printer Driver 1.0 - Insecure Temporary File Creation (2) local, 2001-07-10
  • EDB-20999 Samsung ml85p Printer Driver 1.0 - Insecure Temporary File Creation (1) local, 2001-07-10
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3008 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.2 AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

Sources

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