CVE-2001-0417 describes a symlink attack vulnerability in Kerberos 4, affecting MIT Kerberos and Kerberos 5. This flaw allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files by manipulating new ticket files. Rated with a low CVSS score of 2.1 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N), it requires local access and has a low impact, primarily affecting integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, indicating a low current threat profile.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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