CVE-2001-0370 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

fcheck prior to 2.57.59 calls the file signature checking program insecurely, which can allow a local user to run arbitrary commands via a file name that contains shell metacharacters.

Published: 2001-05-24

Score: 4.6 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:michael_a._gumienny:fcheck:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2001-0367	fcheck prior to 2.57.59 calls the file signature checking program insecurely, which can allow a local user to run arbitrary commands via a file name that contains shell metacharacters.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00307.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=98521301510554&w=2
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6256

History

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Subscriptions

Michael A. Gumienny Fcheck

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2001-05-24T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:14:07.423Z

Reserved: 2001-05-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2001-0370

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2001-06-27T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T21:54:10.770

Link: CVE-2001-0370

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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