CVE-2001-0474 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Utah-glx within Mesa versions prior to 3.3-14 on Mandrake Linux 7.2. This flaw allows a local attacker to overwrite arbitrary files through a symbolic link attack targeting the /tmp/glxmemory file. The vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 2.1, indicating low attack complexity and requiring local access, with potential for partial integrity impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.3-14CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:brian_paul:mesa:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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