CVE-2001-0906 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 6.2 Published 25 Jun 2002 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Local attackers can gain privileges via symlink attacks on temporary files during DVI printing in teTeX filter.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2001-0906?

CVE-2001-0906 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Jun 2002. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official 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.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0906?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Tetex Tetex.

How do I fix CVE-2001-0906?

No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0906 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2001-0906 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-0906 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2crw-gg34-7j66.