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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 21, 2001· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2001-1276

CVE-2001-1276

Description

ispell before 3.1.20 allows local users to overwrite files of other users via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

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Affected products

2

Itcorp/Ispell
cpe:2.3:a:itcorp:ispell:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=3.1.20
Ispell/ispellllm-create
Range: <3.1.20

Patches

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References

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www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-074.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/6.2/updates/IMNX-2001-62-004-01nvd
marc.infonvd
www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-058.php3nvd

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