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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 12, 2001· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2001-0117

CVE-2001-0117

Description

sdiff 2.7 in the diffutils package allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack.

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Affected products

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  • cpe:2.3:a:immunix:immunix:7.0_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux_corporate_server:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:trustix:secure_linux:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:trustix:secure_linux:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:trustix:secure_linux:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Diffutils/sdiffllm-create
    Range: = 2.7

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