FKIE_CVE-2001-0529

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2001-08-14 04:00 - Updated: 2026-06-16 21:54
Severity
Summary
OpenSSH version 2.9 and earlier, with X forwarding enabled, allows a local attacker to delete any file named 'cookies' via a symlink attack.
References
cve@mitre.orgftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2001-010.txt.ascPatch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-05/0322.htmlExploit, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-06/0007.htmlVendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000431
cve@mitre.orghttp://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-034-01
cve@mitre.orghttp://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/188737
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-023.0.txtVendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/655259US Government Resource
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openbsd.org/errata29.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.osvdb.org/1853
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2825Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6676
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2001-010.txt.ascPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-05/0322.htmlExploit, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-06/0007.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000431
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-034-01
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/188737
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-023.0.txtVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/655259US Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openbsd.org/errata29.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.osvdb.org/1853
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2825Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6676
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
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