Vulnerability Report

CVE-2001-1000

Title: rlmadmin symlink attack on rlmadmin.help allows arbitrary file read

Information disclosure

Proof Of Concept

PoC Available for CVE-2001-1000

CWE Category NVD-CWE-noinfo

Published Date Sep 07, 2001

Modified Date Apr 03, 2025

Exploit Status Available

Score 2.1 CVSS v2.0

Exploit Probability (EPSS)

0.38%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2001-1000: rlmadmin RADIUS management utility in Merit AAA Server 3.8M, 5.01, and possibly other versions, allows local users to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the rlmadmin.help file.

Impacted Vendors

merit 1

Reference Links

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-09/0036.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3302 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7096 http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-09/0036.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3302 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7096

CVSS v2.0

Source Entity [email protected]

Severity LOW

2.1

Access Vector

N/A

Authentication

N/A

RAW VECTOR AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2001-1000 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

Exploit-DB https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21101

View Code

April 03, 2025 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

September 07, 2001 PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector N/A

Complexity N/A

Privileges N/A

Interaction NONE

CVSS Vector String


                                    AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.