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CVE-2001-1145

6.2 · MEDIUM

fts routines in FreeBSD 4.3 and earlier, NetBSD before 1.5.2, and OpenBSD 2.9 and earlier can be forced to change (chdir) into a different directory than intended when the directory above the curre…

Published Aug 17, 2001freebsdEPSS 0.30%

Overview

CVE-2001-1145 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting freebsd freebsd. It was published on August 17, 2001 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.2 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.2, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

fts routines in FreeBSD 4.3 and earlier, NetBSD before 1.5.2, and OpenBSD 2.9 and earlier can be forced to change (chdir) into a different directory than intended when the directory above the current directory is moved, which could cause scripts to perform dangerous actions on the wrong directories.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from freebsd. Update freebsd to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
openbsdopenbsd0Affected

References

Refftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-01:40.fts.v1.1.ascRefarchives.neohapsis.com/archives/netbsd/2001-q3/0204.htmlRefwww.iss.net/security_center/static/8715.phpRefwww.openbsd.org/errata28.htmlRefwww.osvdb.org/5466Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/3205Refftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-01:40.fts.v1.1.ascRefarchives.neohapsis.com/archives/netbsd/2001-q3/0204.htmlRefwww.iss.net/security_center/static/8715.phpRefwww.openbsd.org/errata28.html

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2001-1145?

CVE-2001-1145 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting freebsd freebsd. It was published on August 17, 2001 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.2 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2001-1145?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.2, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2001-1145?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from freebsd. Update freebsd to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2001-1145?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2001-1145 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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