CVE-2001-0140 describes a local file overwrite vulnerability in arpwatch version 2.1a4, affecting various Linux distributions including Immunix, Mandrake, and Red Hat. This low-severity vulnerability (CVSS 1.2) requires high attack complexity, as an unauthenticated local attacker could exploit a symlink race condition to potentially overwrite arbitrary files, though with no impact on confidentiality or availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this older CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.0_betaCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:immunix:immunix:7.0_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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