CVE-1999-0402

wget 1.5.3 follows symlinks to change permissions of the target file instead of the symlink itself...

CVE-1999-0560

A system-critical Windows NT file or directory has inappropriate permissions...

CVE-1999-1433

HP JetAdmin D.01.09 on Solaris allows local users to change the permissions of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/jetadmin.log file...

HP JetAdmin 1.0.9 Rev. D - symlink

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/157/info A vulnerability exists in HP's JetAdmin Rev. D.01.09 software. Due to its failure to check if it is following a symbolic link, it is possible for an attacker to create a link from /tmp/jetadmin.log to anywhere on the filesystem, with permissions...

HP JetAdmin 1.0.9 Rev. D - symlink

HP JetAdmin 1.0.9 Rev. D - symlink source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/157/info A vulnerability exists in HP's JetAdmin Rev. D.01.09 software. Due to its failure to check if it is following a symbolic link, it is possible for an attacker to create a link from /tmp/jetadmin.log to anywhere o...

Slackware Linux 3.4 - netconfig Temporary File

Slackware Linux 3.4 - netconfig Temporary File source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81/info netconfig creates the file /tmp/tmpmsg insecurely and follows symbolic links. An attacker can create a symbolic link from /tmp/tmpmsg to any file and wait for root to run the program. This will clober...

Slackware Linux 3.4 - 'netconfig' Temporary File

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81/info netconfig creates the file /tmp/tmpmsg insecurely and follows symbolic links. An attacker can create a symbolic link from /tmp/tmpmsg to any file and wait for root to run the program. This will clober the target file. The file created has...

Digital UNIX 4.04.0 B4.0 D - SUIDSGID Core File

Digital UNIX 4.04.0 B4.0 D - SUIDSGID Core File source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74/info Digital UNIX 4.0 will follow symlinks while writting core files if two setuid programs dump core in sucession. The core file is owned by root but with the user's groud id. The core file permissions a...

Digital UNIX 4.0/4.0 B/4.0 D - SUID/SGID Core File

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74/info Digital UNIX 4.0 will follow symlinks while writting core files if two setuid programs dump core in sucession. The core file is owned by root but with the user's groud id. The core file permissions are 0600. This can be used to create root owned...

FreeBSD-SA-97:05.open

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- ============================================================================= FreeBSD-SA-97:05 Security Advisory FreeBSD, Inc. Topic: security compromise via open Category: core Module: kern Announced: 1997-10-29 Affects: FreeBSD 2.1., FreeBSD 2.2.,...

Solaris 2.5.1 lp lpsched - Symlink

Solaris 2.5.1 lp lpsched - Symlink !/bin/sh lpNet & temp file exploit: break lp, then use lp priv to break root or bin, etc.... Written by: Chris Sheldon [email protected] Tested on Solaris-2.5.1: SunOS testhost 5.5.1 Generic sun4m sparc SUNW,SPARCstation-20 Caveat: This system is running...

Solaris 2.5.1 lp / lpsched - Symlink

!/bin/sh lpNet & temp file exploit: break lp, then use lp priv to break root or bin, etc.... Written by: Chris Sheldon [email protected] Tested on Solaris-2.5.1: SunOS testhost 5.5.1 Generic sun4m sparc SUNW,SPARCstation-20 Caveat: This system is running without patches. Sun released patch...

CVE-1999-1243

SGI Desktop Permissions Tool in IRIX 6.0.1 and earlier allows local users to modify permissions for arbitrary files and gain privileges...

IRIX 5.2/6.0 - Permissions File Manipulation

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1751/info The IRIX's /usr/lib/desktop/permissions tool is a suid and sgid root applications normally used by users to modify permissions of their files and files they are privileged for. A vulnerability in the permissions tool allows local malicious users...