# CVE-2001-1494

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2001-1494
- **Severity:** UNKNOWN
- **CVSS Score:** 0
- **CWE:** N/A
- **Published:** Jun 21, 2005
- **Last Modified:** Mar 16, 2026

## Description

script command in the util-linux package before 2.11n allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files by setting a hardlink from the typescript log file to any file on the system, then having root execute the script command.

## Affected Products

- n/a — n/a (n/a)

## References

- [CNA](http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16280)
- [CNA](http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-782.html)
- [CNA](http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Dec/0123.html)
- [CNA](https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10723)
- [CNA](http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Dec/0122.html)
- [CNA](http://secunia.com/advisories/16785)
- [CNA](https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7718)
- [CNA](http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-014.htm)
- [CNA](http://secunia.com/advisories/18502)

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 0.08%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 23.4

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-18._