{"cve":"CVE-2001-1494","nvd":{"published":"2001-12-31T05:00:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T21:56:22.617","status":"Modified","description":"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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-59"],"references":["http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Dec/0122.html","http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Dec/0123.html","http://secunia.com/advisories/16785","http://secunia.com/advisories/18502","http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-014.htm"],"products":["avaya:cvlan","avaya:integrated_management_suit","avaya:interactive_response","avaya:intuity_lx","avaya:message_networking","avaya:messaging_storage_server","kernel:util-linux"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:34:38.930894741+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2001-1494","score":0.00433,"percentile":0.37593,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}