uninitialized buffer in midnight commander

Midnight Commander is using uninitialized buffer for handling symlinks in VFS tar, cpio. See vfs/direntry.c, handling of buf at vfssresolvesymlink. I wonder but it works almost properly ;- On linux-i386 I can reach stack buffer overflow using specially crafted archive. Open...

CVE-2001-1171

Check Point Firewall-1 3.0b through 4.0 SP1 follows symlinks and creates a world-writable temporary .cpp file when compiling Policy rules, which could allow local users to gain privileges or modify the firewall policy...

CVE-1999-1102

The CVE-1999-1102 entry concerns lpr on SunOS 4.1.1, BSD 4.3, A/UX 2.0.1 and other BSD-based systems. The vulnerability arises from a symlink-related attack in lpr that enables local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files after the program is invoked 1000 times. Root cause is a symlink hand...

CVE-2000-1156

StarOffice 5.2 follows symlinks and sets world-readable permissions for the /tmp/soffice.tmp directory, which allows a local user to read files of the user who is using StarOffice...

UUCP - File Creation/Overwriting Symlinks

/ root exploit: multiple subsystem errors allowing root exploit bashack.c - Thu Nov 30 21:50:50 NZDT 2000 redhat 6.1 /etc/rc.d/ and scripts that are trusting the untrustworthy. /bin/sh acts silly when u get it to use the include define FNAME "/usr/man/man1/last.1.gz;export PATH=.;cd ..;cd ..;cd...

CVE-2000-0366

CVE-2000-0366 affects Debian GNU/Linux 2.1 where a dump utility fails to properly restore symlinks. This can allow a local user to modify ownership of arbitrary files due to incorrect handling of symbolic links during restoration. The core issue is the improper restoration of symlinks, enabling o...

CVE-1999-0787

The CVE describes a local-privilege issue in ssh-agent: an AF_UNIX socket used for key forwarding is created by ssh-agent, and the client’s connection may bypass proper permissions checks, enabling a local attacker to establish sessions as the victim user. The Red Hat entry reiterates the SSH-age...

CVE-2000-0206

The CVE-2000-0206 entry concerns Oracle 8.1.5.x on Linux, where the installer follows symlinks and creates orainstRoot.sh with world-writable permissions. This configuration flaw allows local users to gain privileges. The available documents specify the vulnerable component (orainstRoot.sh during...

CVE-2000-0210

CVE-2000-0210 affects the lit program in Sun Flex License Manager (FlexLM). The vulnerability arises because lit follows symbolic links, allowing a local user to modify arbitrary files on the host. Root cause: improper handling of symlinks in the lit utility. Impact described in sources is local ...

CVE-2000-0151

GNU make follows symlinks when it reads a Makefile from stdin, which allows other local users to execute commands...

CVE-2000-0151

CVE-2000-0151 : GNU make reads a Makefile from stdin and follows symlinks, enabling other local users to execute commands. This is a local impact issue with high complexity to exploit; CVSS data shows local access, complete confidentiality/integrity/availability impact. The provided documents do ...

CVE-1999-0743

Technical details (affected software, versions, root cause, fixes) are not publicly available in the provided documents. Monitor for updates from the listed sources (Red Hat, NVD, CVE listings) for more precise guidance.

[SECURITY] New version of dump released.

The version of dump that was distributed with Debian GNU/Linux 2.1 suffers from a problem with restoring symbolic links. This has been fixed in version 0.4b9-0slink1. We recommend you upgrade your dump package immediately. This version "Uses lchown instead of chown, fixing a possible security...

CVE-1999-0402

CVE-1999-0402 affects wget 1.5.3, where the tool follows symlinks and changes permissions of the target file (not the symlink). The Red Hat, SUSE, and PT-Software entries corroborate the same description. The root cause is wget’s behavior when handling symlinks, leading to potential unintended pe...

CVE-1999-0324

The CVE-1999-0324 issue involves HP-UX's ppl program, where local users can create root-owned files via symlinks. Connected sources (Red Hat, EUVD, CVE listings) confirm HP-UX as the context and local-privilege impact through symlink manipulation. No patch version or remediation steps are provide...

CVE-1999-0371

CVE-1999-0371 impacts Lynx: a local user can overwrite sensitive files via /tmp symlinks. The issue is a local-auth, race/symlink-related flaw in Lynx’s handling of /tmp, with a low base score (CVSSv2 1.2) and partial confidentiality impact. No exploit details are provided in the connected docume...

CVE-1999-0743

Trn allows local users to overwrite other users' files via symlinks...

PT-1999-1058 · Lynx · Lynx

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Lynx affected versions not specified Description: The issue allows a local user to overwrite sensitive files through /tmp symlinks, potentially leading to security breaches. Recommendations: At the moment, there is no information about a newe...

PT-1999-1088 · Gnu · Wget

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: wget version 1.5.3 Description: The issue allows wget to follow symlinks and change permissions of the target file instead of the symlink itself. Recommendations: For version 1.5.3, consider updating to a newer version that does not follow...

Digital UNIX 4.0/4.0 B/4.0 D - SUID/SGID Core File

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74/info Digital UNIX 4.0 will follow symlinks while writting core files if two setuid programs dump core in sucession. The core file is owned by root but with the user's groud id. The core file permissions are 0600. This can be used to create root owned...