CVE-2006-2449

KDE Display Manager KDM in KDE 3.2.0 up to 3.5.3 allows local users to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack related to the session type for login...

CVE-2006-2449

The CVE-2006-2449 entry concerns KDE Display Manager (KDM) in KDE 3.2.0 through 3.5.3. The issue arises from how KDM handles the session type for login, allowing a local attacker to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack to the session configuration. The vulnerability is local in scope and doe...

CVE-2006-2449

KDE Display Manager KDM in KDE 3.2.0 up to 3.5.3 allows local users to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack related to the session type for login...

USN-301-1: kdm vulnerability

Ludwig Nussel discovered that kdm managed the /.dmrc file in an insecure way. By performing a symlink attack, a local user could exploit this to read arbitrary files on the system, like private files of other users, /etc/shadow, and similarly sensitive data...

[USN-301-1] kdm vulnerability

=========================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-301-1 June 14, 2006 kdebase vulnerability CVE-2006-2449 =========================================================== A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases: Ubuntu 5.04 Ubuntu 5.10 Ubuntu 6.06 LT...

[Full-disclosure] Sun iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 root password compromise

Summary ---------------- Date: 14 Jun 2006 Vendor: Sun Microsystems, Inc. Name: iPlanet Messaging Server Version: 5.2 HotFix 1.16 built May 14 2003 Vuln: msg.conf symlink attack Severity: high Software description ---------------- The iPlanet Messaging Server is a software product that provides a...

security flaw

KDE Display Manager KDM in KDE 3.2.0 up to 3.5.3 allows local users to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack related to the session type for login...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: kdebase security update

Updated kdebase packages that correct a security flaw in kdm are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4. This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. The kdebase packages provide the core applications for KDE, the K Desktop Environmen...

security flaw

Xscreensaver before 4.15 creates temporary files insecurely in 1 driver/passwd-kerberos.c, 2 driver/xscreensaver-getimage-video, 3 driver/xscreensaver.kss.in, and the 4 vidwhacker and 5 webcollage screensavers, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack...

CVE-2005-4803

Graphviz before 2.2.1 is vulnerable to a local privilege escalation via a symlink attack on temporary files, allowing local users to overwrite arbitrary files due to insecure temporary-file creation. The issue is correctly identified as CVE-2005-4803 (not CVE-2005-2965). Affected component: graph...

CVE-2005-4802

Vulnerability summary (CVE-2005-4802) : Flexbackup 1.2.1 and earlier is affected. The issue allows a local attacker to overwrite files and potentially execute code via a symlink attack on temporary files. The root cause is insecure handling of temporary files, enabling a symlink race condition. A...

CVE-2005-4802

Flexbackup 1.2.1 and earlier allows local users to overwrite files and execute code via a symlink attack on temporary files. NOTE: the raw source referenced an incorrect candidate number; this is the correct number to use...

CVE-2005-4803

graphviz before 2.2.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files. NOTE: this issue was originally associated with a different CVE identifier, CVE-2005-2965, which had been used for multiple different issues. This is the correct identifier...

CVE-2005-4803

graphviz before 2.2.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files. NOTE: this issue was originally associated with a different CVE identifier, CVE-2005-2965, which had been used for multiple different issues. This is the correct identifier...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : gdm (MDKSA-2006:083)

A race condition in daemon/slave.c in gdm before 2.14.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack when gdm performs chown and chgrp operations on the .ICEauthority file. Packages have been patched to correct this issue. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The...

CVE-2006-2221

A third-party installer generation tool, possibly BitRock InstallBuilder, as used in products including Process-one ejabberd 1.1.11 and earlier, generates an installer that allows local users to cause a denial of service via a symlink attack on the bitrockinstaller.log temporary file. NOTE: it is...

Code injection

A third-party installer generation tool, possibly BitRock InstallBuilder, as used in products including Process-one ejabberd 1.1.11 and earlier, generates an installer that allows local users to cause a denial of service via a symlink attack on the bitrockinstaller.log temporary file. NOTE: it is...

CVE-2006-2221

A third-party installer generation tool, possibly BitRock InstallBuilder, as used in products including Process-one ejabberd 1.1.11 and earlier, generates an installer that allows local users to cause a denial of service via a symlink attack on the bitrockinstaller.log temporary file. NOTE: it is...

CVE-2006-2221

The CVE-2006-2221 entry describes a vulnerability in a third-party installer generator tool (likely BitRock InstallBuilder) used by products such as Process-one ejabberd 1.1.1_1 and earlier. The issue enables a local denial of service via a symlink attack on the temporary bitrock_installer.log fi...

CVE-2006-2221

A third-party installer generation tool, possibly BitRock InstallBuilder, as used in products including Process-one ejabberd 1.1.11 and earlier, generates an installer that allows local users to cause a denial of service via a symlink attack on the bitrockinstaller.log temporary file. NOTE: it is...