kernel: open() call allows setgid bit when user is not in new file's group

fs/open.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.22 does not properly strip setuid and setgid bits when there is a write to a file, which allows local users to gain the privileges of a different group, and obtain sensitive information or possibly have unspecified other impact, by creating an executable...

PT-2008-5180 · Linux +1 · Linux Kernel +1

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.19 Description: The issue allows local users to gain the privileges of a different group, and obtain sensitive information or possibly have unspecified other impact, by splicing into an inode in order to...

HP-UX 11.0 /usr/bin/kermit

Hi! There are many buffer overflows in kermit on HP-UX 11.0 . I am sure it is vulnerable in other HP-UX versions, too, since "C-Kermit 6.0.192, 6 Sep 96, for HP-UX 10.00" is installed in HP-UX 11.0 by default. /usr/bin/kermit is setuid to bin and setgrp to daemon, so upon succesfull exploitation,...

CVE-2002-2334

Joe text editor 2.8 through 2.9.7 does not remove the group and user setuid bits for backup files, which could allow local users to execute arbitrary setuid and setgid root programs when root edits scripts owned by other users...