CVE-2001-1345 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can gain privileges by manipulating the PATH environment variable to execute a malicious fsck utility in Jetico BestCrypt.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2001-1345?
CVE-2001-1345 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, with no action from the victim.
Official description
bctool in Jetico BestCrypt 0.7 and earlier trusts the user-supplied PATH to find and execute an fsck utility program, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the PATH to point to a Trojan horse program.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-1345?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Jetico Bestcrypt.
How do I fix CVE-2001-1345?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-1345 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-2001-1345 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-1345 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c25q-fgpc-wc33.