CVE-2001-1494

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.

Published: 2001-12-31 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2001-1494 is rated Low Risk (34.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.43%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2001-1494

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.08% 0.43% +0.35%
2 2025-11-12 0.04% 0.08% +0.04%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2001-1494

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 1.8 3.6 [email protected]
2.1 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 3.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2001-1494

OS Trackers for CVE-2001-1494

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2001-1494 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (util-linux), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2001-1494
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2001-1494

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2001-1494

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
kernel util-linux < 2.11n cpe:2.3:a:kernel:util-linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
avaya cvlan — cpe:2.3:a:avaya:cvlan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
avaya integrated_management_suit — cpe:2.3:a:avaya:integrated_management_suit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
avaya interactive_response — cpe:2.3:a:avaya:interactive_response:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
avaya intuity_lx — cpe:2.3:a:avaya:intuity_lx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
avaya message_networking — cpe:2.3:a:avaya:message_networking:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
avaya messaging_storage_server — cpe:2.3:a:avaya:messaging_storage_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2001-1494

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