CVE-2001-1002 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in Red Hat Linux 7.0 and earlier, stemming from the default configuration of the DVI print filter (dvips). When dvips is executed by lpd, it does not run in secure mode, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by printing a specially crafted DVI file. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.5, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity that could lead to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, an exploit for this flaw exists on ExploitDB (EDB-21095), though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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