Linux OpenExchange - cleartext rootpw in swap

date: 31.08.2004 author: l0om - l0om at excluded dot org - www.excluded.org discovered in: SuSE Linux Openexchange Server 4 problem: cleartext rootpw in swap caused by fergotten "mlock" or wiping out memory hi, i have noticed my root password flying around on my swap in cleartext. an attacker who...

CVE-2001-0635

Red Hat Linux 7.1 is affected by CVE-2001-0635 due to insecure permissions on swap files created at install. The swap files could be world-readable, enabling a local attacker to read sensitive data such as passwords and potentially escalate privileges. The connected Red Hat advisory RHSA-2001:058...

CVE-2001-0635

Red Hat Linux 7.1 sets insecure permissions on swap files created during installation, which can allow a local attacker to gain additional privileges by reading sensitive information from the swap file, such as passwords...

CVE-2001-0635

Red Hat Linux 7.1 sets insecure permissions on swap files created during installation, which can allow a local attacker to gain additional privileges by reading sensitive information from the swap file, such as passwords...

[RHSA-2001:058-04] Updated mount package available

--------------------------------------------------------------------- Red Hat, Inc. Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Updated mount package available Advisory ID: RHSA-2001:058-04 Issue date: 2001-04-25 Updated on: 2001-05-02 Product: Red Hat Linux Keywords: mount swapon swap permissions Cross...

Дырка в Red Hat (mount readable swap)

swap-файл создавался с привилегиями позволяющими чтение...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: : Updated mount package available

Updated mount packages fixing a potential security problem are available. If any swap files were created during installation of Red Hat Linux 7.1 they were created during updates if the user requested it, they were world-readable, meaning every user could read data in the swap files, possibly...

Vim 5.x - Swap File Race Condition

/ source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2927/info Vim is an enhanced version of the popular text editor vi. A race condition vulnerability exists in the swap file mechanism used by the 'vim' program. The error occurs when a swap file name for a file being opened is symbolically linked to a...

Vim 5.x - Swap File Race Condition

Vim 5.x - Swap File Race Condition / source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2927/info Vim is an enhanced version of the popular text editor vi. A race condition vulnerability exists in the swap file mechanism used by the 'vim' program. The error occurs when a swap file name for a file being...

foolproof-PC.txt

Date: Wed, 4 Nov 1998 15:55:09 -0500 From: Krish Jagannathan To: [email protected] Subject: FoolProof for PC Exploit I figured this much out -- if you are running on FoolProof for the PC Win9x and you boot up in safe mode with or without network support it will bypass the FoolProof TSR and...