# CVE-2001-0736: Path traversal in n/a

> Local attackers can overwrite arbitrary files via symlink attacks in Pine and pico, requiring local access to exploit.

- **Severity:** Low 2.1 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Oct 2001
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xqxf-jjq4-grw6

## What is CVE-2001-0736?

CVE-2001-0736 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux, published on 12 Oct 2001. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Vulnerability in (1) pine before 4.33 and (2) the pico editor, included with pine, allows local users local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0736?

It affects 6 products.


Products: Engardelinux Secure Linux, Immunix Immunix, Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux, Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server, Redhat Linux, University of Washington Pine.

## How do I fix CVE-2001-0736?

No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0736 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2001-0736 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-0736 exists.

Public exploit code:

- University of Washington Pico 3.x/4.x - File Overwrite (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux

- [CVE-2001-1240](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-1240/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2002-0002](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0002/): Other in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2001-0739](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-0739/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2001-0736 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2001-0736 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux, published on 12 Oct 2001. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-0736 exists.

Affected product: Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-0736/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-0736/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-0736
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0736
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2001-0736

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-0736/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.