util-linux package vulnerable to privilege escalation when "ptmptmp" file is not removed properly when using "chfn" utility

Overview The util-linux package contains a race condition vulnerability that can be used to elevate privileges on the system. Description util-linux is shipped with Red Hat Linux and numerous other Linux distributions. It contains a collection of utility programs, such as fstab, mkfs, and chfn. T...

CVE-2001-1147

The PAM implementation in /bin/login of the util-linux package before 2.11 causes a password entry to be rewritten across multiple PAM calls, which could provide the credentials of one user to a different user, when used in certain PAM modules such as pamlimits...

CVE-2001-1175

CVE-2001-1175 : In vipw from the util-linux package, before version 2.10, editing /etc/shadow could leave the file world-readable in some cases, enabling local users to more easily perform brute-force password guessing. Supported details in connected docs show Red Hat advisories (RHSA-2001:95, 13...

CVE-2001-1147

CVE-2001-1147 affects util-linux’s /bin/login PAM handling prior to version 2.11, where a static pwent buffer could be rewritten across PAM calls. In non-default configurations (notably with pam_limits), this could leak one user’s credentials to another. The advisories (Mandrake, Red Hat) documen...

CVE-2001-1175

vipw in the util-linux package before 2.10 causes /etc/shadow to be world-readable in some cases, which would make it easier for local users to perform brute force password guessing...

script.command.txt

------------------------------------------------------------- Title: Silly hardlink vulnerability in UNIX 'script' command Linux version maintainer: Andries Brouwer [email protected] Bug found by: Marco van Berkum [email protected] Date: 17-12-2001 Priority: low...

CVE-2001-1147

The PAM implementation in /bin/login of the util-linux package before 2.11 causes a password entry to be rewritten across multiple PAM calls, which could provide the credentials of one user to a different user, when used in certain PAM modules such as pamlimits...

SuSE Linux 6.3/6.4 - Installed Package Disclosure

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1707/info By submitting a specific url to the web server "http://hosts.any/doc/packages/" , any user from any host may obtain a list of packages installed on a S.u.S.E 6.3 or 6.4 system. This problem is due to a configuration in the Apache httpd.conf...

CVE-2000-0171

atsadc in the atsar package for Linux does not properly check the permissions of an output file, which allows local users to gain root privileges...

[SECURITY] Seyon is vulnerable to a root exploit

Description ----------- We have received a report from SGI that a vulnerability has been discovered in the seyon program. This can lead to a root compromise. Any user who can execute the seyon program can exploit this vulnerability. Since SGI does not provide exploit information, we are unable to...