CVE-2001-1345 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in bctool within Jetico BestCrypt version 0.7 and earlier. The flaw allows local users to gain elevated privileges by manipulating the PATH environment variable to execute a malicious fsck utility program. With a CVSS score of 4.6 (MEDIUM), this vulnerability requires local access and low attack complexity, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this older vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:jetico:bestcrypt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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