CVE-2001-1002 Command injection in n/a
Remote attackers can gain privileges by sending a malicious DVI file to the print service due to insecure default configuration.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2001-1002?
CVE-2001-1002 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Redhat Linux, published on 25 Jun 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The default configuration of the DVI print filter (dvips) in Red Hat Linux 7.0 and earlier does not run dvips in secure mode when dvips is executed by lpd, which could allow remote attackers to gain privileges by printing a DVI file that contains malicious commands.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-1002?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Redhat Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2001-1002?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-1002 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2001-1002 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-1002 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-28fj-h7cm-23g6.