CVE-2001-0890

medium

Description

Certain backend drivers in the SANE library 1.0.3 and earlier, as used in frontend software such as XSane, allows local users to modify files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3987

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7714.php

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2001-171.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2001-12-11

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 2.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00089