CVE-2001-1301

Description

rcs2log, as used in Emacs 20.4, xemacs 21.1.10 and other versions before 21.4, and possibly other packages, allows local users to modify files of other users via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

References

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11210.php

http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/emacs/emacs/lib-src/rcs2log?only_with_tag=EMACS_PRETEST_21_0_95

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-08/0093.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3

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