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CVE-2001-0906

Published: Jun 25, 2002Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUNVD-CWE-Other
6.2MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.9%
Top 42.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
2 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

teTeX filter before 1.0.7 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on temporary files that are produced when printing .dvi files using lpr.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:HAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:HAccess Complexity
High
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

Red Hat Inc.
commercial·USaka red hat
Red Hat Enterprise LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
tetex
oss-projectaka tetex (tex distribution)
tetexOn-prem
DevTools & CI / build-test-tools
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Exploitability

2 exploit sources identified

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References

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/192647
securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2974
securityfocus.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6785
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
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