CVE-2003-0524: Undefined Security Weakness

Qt in Knoppix 3.1 Live CD allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the qtplugins3.0rc temporary file in the .qt directory...

CVE-2003-0440: Undefined Security Weakness

The 1 semi MIME library 1.14.5 and earlier, and 2 wemi 1.14.0 and possibly other versions, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files...

CVE-2003-0367

znew in the gzip package allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files...

CVE-2003-0282: Undefined Security Weakness

Directory traversal vulnerability in UnZip 5.50 allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via invalid characters between two . dot characters, which are filtered and result in a ".." sequence...

CVE-2003-0207

CVE-2003-0207 affects the ps2epsi component in gs-common. The root cause is insecure creation of temporary files when ps2epsi invokes ghostscript, which can allow a local attacker to overwrite arbitrary files. The vulnerability is documented in Debian DSA-286-1 and is reflected in multiple feeds ...

CVE-2002-0174

IRIX nsd symlink vulnerability (CVE-2002-0174): on SGI IRIX versions prior to 6.5.11, nsd can be tricked via a symlink attack on /var/tmp/nsd.dump to damage/modify the dump file when the nsd process receives USR1. Local users could potentially gain root privileges. The advisory fixes/change is to...

CVE-2002-0178: Undefined Security Weakness

uudecode, as available in the sharutils package before 4.2.1, does not check whether the filename of the uudecoded file is a pipe or symbolic link, which could allow attackers to overwrite files or execute commands...

CVE-2002-0044

CVE-2002-0044 affects GNU Enscript up to version 1.6.1. The vulnerability arises from insecure handling of temporary files (symlink-based attack), enabling local users to overwrite arbitrary files owned by the Enscript user. Public references in Debian DSA-105-1, Mandrake MDKSA-2002:010, and (old...

CVE-2001-1085

CVE-2001-1085 concerns Lmail 2.7 and earlier. The vulnerability arises from a symlink attack on a temporary file, allowing local users to overwrite arbitrary files. The reports indicate local access is required; impact is partial on confidentiality, integrity, and availability per the provided me...

CVE-2001-1276: Undefined Security Weakness

ispell before 3.1.20 allows local users to overwrite files of other users via a symlink attack on a temporary file...

Multiple vulnerabilities in QNX

I think I found what appears to be several or one fundamental vulnerabilities under QNXtested on version 4.25. I have not found any documentation/reference to these anywhere, so I assume they/it were not known. Importance of the bug: any local user can gain root accesswhich, under QNX, means root...

Caldera OpenServer 5.0.5/5.0.6 - SCOAdmin Symbolic Link

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4875/info A vulnerability has been reported in the scoadmin utility that may allow a local attacker to overwrite any file. The vulnerability is due to the predictable naming of temporary files used by scoadmin. When writing to temporary files, there are n...

CVE-2001-1270: Undefined Security Weakness

Directory traversal vulnerability in the console version of PKZip pkzipc 4.00 and earlier allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary files during archive extraction with the -rec recursive option via a .. dot dot attack on the archived files...

CVE-2002-0137

CDRDAO 1.1.4 and 1.1.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the $HOME/.cdrdao configuration file...

CVE-2001-0774

Tripwire 1.3.1, 2.2.1 and 2.3.0 are vulnerable to a local symlink attack that can overwrite arbitrary files in /tmp and may enable privilege escalation. Root cause: temporary files are opened/created without O_EXCL and with predictable names, allowing a non-privileged local attacker to redirect d...

CVE-1999-1332

gzexe in the gzip package on Red Hat Linux 5.0 and earlier allows local users to overwrite files of other users via a symlink attack on a temporary file...

CVE-1999-1332: Undefined Security Weakness

gzexe in the gzip package on Red Hat Linux 5.0 and earlier allows local users to overwrite files of other users via a symlink attack on a temporary file...

CVE-2001-0627: Undefined Security Weakness

vi as included with SCO OpenServer 5.0 - 5.0.6 allows a local attacker to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack...

CVE-2001-1041

CVE-2001-1041 affects Oracle 8.0.x, 8.1.x, and 9.0.1. The vulnerability arises from a symlink attack on an Oracle log trace (.trc) file that is created in an alternate home directory identified by ORACLE_HOME, enabling local users to overwrite arbitrary files. The root cause is the mishandling of...

CVE-2001-0988: Undefined Security Weakness

Arkeia backup server 4.2.8-2 and earlier creates its database files with world-writable permissions, which could allow local users to overwrite the files or obtain sensitive information...