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exploitdbNeonhazeEDB-ID:19071
HistoryApr 06, 1998 - 12:00 a.m.

Slackware Linux 3.4 - 'makebootdisk' Temporary File

1998-04-0600:00:00
neonhaze
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AI Score

7.4

Confidence

Low

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78/info

makebootdisk creates the file /tmp/return insecurely and follows symbolic links. An attacker can create a symbolic link from /tmp/return to any file and wait for root to run the program. This will clober the target file. The file created has permissions -rw-r--r--.

$ ln -s /tmp/return /etc/passwd
< wait for root to run makebootdisk >

AI Score

7.4

Confidence

Low