CVE-2001-0890 describes a local file modification vulnerability affecting the SANE library (version 1.0.3 and earlier) and frontend software like XSane. Attackers can exploit this by using a symlink attack on temporary files created by certain backend drivers. Rated with a low CVSS score of 2.1 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N), this vulnerability requires local access and has a low impact, primarily affecting data integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sane:sane:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sane:sane:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sane:sane:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sane:sane:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sane:sane:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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