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CVE-2001-1002

HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 9.3%EU EUVD

The default configuration of the DVI print filter (dvips) in Red Hat Linux 7.0 and earlier does not run dvips in secure mode when dvips is executed by lpd, which could allow remote attackers to gain privileges by printing a DVI file that contains malicious commands.

Key facts

CVSS score
7.5 (v2.0)
Severity
HIGH
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS score
9.3% (95th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2001-0983)
Published
August 31, 2001
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2001-0983 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 8, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • redhat / linux
  • redhat / linux
  • redhat / linux

Certified products that may be affected

13 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

See all 13 in the Security Certifications Explorer.

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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CVE-2001-1002: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.5)