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CVE-2005-3629
initscripts in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 does not properly handle certain environment variables when /sbin/service is executed, which allows local users with sudo permissions for /sbin/service to gain root privileges via unknown vectors...
Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : kernel (MDKSA-2004:001)
A flaw in bounds checking in mremap in the Linux kernel versions 2.4.23 and previous was discovered by Paul Starzetz. This flaw may be used to allow a local attacker to obtain root privilege. Another minor information leak in the RTC real time clock routines was fixed as well. All Mandrake Linux...
CVE-2000-0031
The initscripts package in Red Hat Linux allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack...
PT-2000-1038 · Unknown · Initscripts
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: initscripts affected versions not specified Description: The issue allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack. Recommendations: At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this...
CVE-2000-0031
The CVE-2000-0031 issue affects the initscripts package in Red Hat Linux and is caused by a symlink attack that allows local users to gain privileges. Connected sources (NVD, PT-2000-1038) confirm local privilege escalation via a symlink-related flaw in initscripts; no explicit fix/version detail...
