CVE-2001-1272

high

Description

wmtv 0.6.5 and earlier does not properly drop privileges, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via the -e (external command) option.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3658

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7669.php

http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-092

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2001-12-06

Updated: 2025-04-03

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.6

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

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

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

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00059