CVE-2000-0691

CVE-2000-0691 describes a symlink attack vulnerability in the faxrunq and faxrunqd components of the mgetty package, affecting versions such as 1.1.19, 1.1.20, 1.1.21, and 1.22.8. This allows a local attacker to create or modify arbitrary files by manipulating a symlink from /var/spool/fax/outgoing/.last_run to a target file. With a CVSS score of 2.1 (LOW), the vulnerability has a local attack vector and low attack complexity, primarily impacting integrity (partial) without affecting confidentiality or availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, an exploit is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is no record of Metasploit or Nuclei modules, nor significant community discussion or media coverage.