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...

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-2001-0832

Vulnerability in Oracle 8.0.x through 9.0.1 on Unix allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files, possibly via a symlink attack or incorrect file permissions in 1 the ORACLEHOME/rdbms/log directory or 2 an alternate directory as specified in the ORACLEHOME environmental variable, aka the "Orac...

CVE-2001-0842

Directory traversal vulnerability in Search.cgi in Leoboard LB5000 LB5000II 1029 and earlier allows remote attackers to overwrite files and gain privileges via .. dot dot sequences in the amembernamecookie cookie...

CVE-2001-0841

Directory traversal vulnerability in Search.cgi in Ikonboard ib219 and earlier allows remote attackers to overwrite files and gain privileges via .. dot dot sequences in the amembernamecookie cookie...

CVE-2001-0842

The CVE-2001-0842 entry describes a directory traversal in Search.cgi on Leoboard LB5000/LB5000II (versions up to 1029 and earlier). The vulnerability occurs via .. sequences in the amembernamecookie cookie, enabling remote attackers to overwrite files and gain privileges. Affected component: Sea...

CVE-2001-0841: Undefined Security Weakness

Directory traversal vulnerability in Search.cgi in Ikonboard ib219 and earlier allows remote attackers to overwrite files and gain privileges via .. dot dot sequences in the amembernamecookie cookie...

CVE-2001-0736

Vulnerability in 1 pine before 4.33 and 2 the pico editor, included with pine, allows local users local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack...

CVE-2001-0774

Tripwire 1.3.1, 2.2.1 and 2.3.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and possible gain privileges via a symbolic link attack on temporary files...

CVE-2001-0744

Summary: CVE-2001-0744 affects Horde IMP 2.2.4 and earlier. The vulnerability arises from a symlink attack on a temporary file that allows local users to overwrite files. The impact is limited to local integrity (partial) with no confidentiality or availability impact stated, according to the pro...

CVE-2001-0744: Undefined Security Weakness

Horde IMP 2.2.4 and earlier allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack on a temporary file...

CVE-1999-1299

CVE-1999-1299 concerns rcp on various Linux systems, including Red Hat 4.0. Root cause: UID 65535 is interpreted as -1 by chown and related system calls, causing ownership changes to fail and potentially allow a nobody or UID 65535 to overwrite arbitrary files. Impact: writable/overwritable files...

CVE-1999-1210

Affected software: xterm on Digital UNIX 4.0B with patch kit 5. The vulnerability arises from a symlink attack on a core-dump file created when xterm is invoked with DISPLAY set to an inaccessible display. Local attackers can use this to overwrite arbitrary files. The description does not provide...

CVE-1999-1036

COPS 1.04 allows local users to overwrite or create arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files in 1 resdiff, 2 ca.src, and 3 mail.chk...

patchadd.pl

Here is an exploit to an old bug for patchadd in Solaris. It exploits a symlink vulnerability to clobber files with output from patchadd. This was written and tested on Solaris 2.8 Sparc with the current patch cluster applied. -- Larry http://vapid.dhs.org:8080 !/usr/local/bin/perl Exploit for...

Dangerous temp file creation during installation of Netscape 6.

During installation of Netscape 6.01a for Solaris 2.7/8 Sparc, I noticed the file /tmp/admin.3842 was created with mode 644. As you already know if this package is installed by root in multiuser mode a malicious user could use this to overwrite system files etc.. Here is the dangerous code: grep...