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CVE-2000-0691

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.

  • Published: Oct 20, 2000
  • Updated: Nov 9, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2000-0691
  • Severity: Low
  • Exploit:

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Low
  • Score: 2.1
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

No CWE or OWASP classifications available.

Software From Fixed in
gert_doering / mgetty 1.1.19 1.1.19.x
gert_doering / mgetty 1.1.21 1.1.21.x
gert_doering / mgetty 1.1.20 1.1.20.x