CVE-2001-0736 describes a local file overwrite vulnerability affecting Pine email client versions prior to 4.33 and the Pico editor bundled with it. This flaw allows a local attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on the system through a symlink attack. Rated with a low CVSS score of 2.1, the attack requires local access and has a low attack complexity, primarily impacting integrity with no confidentiality or availability concerns. While not actively exploited in the wild and lacking Metasploit or Nuclei modules, an exploit for Pico 3.x/4.x is available on ExploitDB, though there is no significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this older vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:immunix:immunix:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:immunix:immunix:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0_betaCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:immunix:immunix:7.0_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 4.33CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:pine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:engardelinux:secure_linux:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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