CVE-2001-0906: 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.

PriorityP417medium6.2CVSS 2.0

AVLACHAuNCCICAC

EXPLOIT

EPSS

0.95%

56.6th percentile

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.

Affected

1 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
tetex	tetex	<= 1.0.7.7	—

CVSS provenance

nvdv2.06.2MEDIUMAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

vendor_redhat6.2MEDIUM

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