CVE-2001-1177 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the ml85p component of the Samsung ML-85G GDI printer driver versions prior to 0.2.0. This flaw allows a local attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on the system through a symlink attack on temporary files created by the driver. With a CVSS score of 6.2 (Medium), the attack requires high attack complexity but can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available on ExploitDB, and the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:samsung:ml-85g_gdi_printer_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:samsung:ml-85p_printer_driver:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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