GLSA-200408-11 : Nessus: 'adduser' race condition vulnerability

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200408-11 Nessus: 'adduser' race condition vulnerability A race condition can occur in 'nessus-adduser' if the user has not configured their TMPDIR variable. Impact : A malicious user could exploit this bug to escalate privileges ...

HP-UX shar utility creates files with predictable names in "/tmp" directory

Overview The shar program distributed with some versions of the HP-UX operating system creates files insecurely. This vulnerability could allow local users to gain escalated privilege on the system. Description shar is a program commonly available on UNIX systems to create a shell script that wil...