script command in the util-linux package before 2.11n allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files by setting a hardlink from the typescript log file to any file on the system, then having root execute the script command.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-06-21T04:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:58:11.298Z

Reserved: 2005-06-21T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2001-1494

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2001-12-31T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2024-11-20T23:37:49.127

Link: CVE-2001-1494

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2001-12-12T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2001-1494 - Bugzilla