Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 20, 2000· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2000-0691
CVE-2000-0691
Description
The faxrunq and faxrunqd in the mgetty package allows local users to create or modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack which creates a symlink in from /var/spool/fax/outgoing/.last_run to the target file.
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Affected products
4cpe:2.3:a:gert_doering:mgetty:1.1.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:gert_doering:mgetty:1.1.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gert_doering:mgetty:1.1.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gert_doering:mgetty:1.1.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
4- www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-029.0.txtnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0329.htmlnvdExploitVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/1612nvdExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0330.htmlnvd
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