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DEBIAN-CVE-2004-2303
MTools Mformat before 3.9.9, when installed setuid root, creates files with world-readable and world-writable permissions, which allows local users to read and overwrite files...
perl -- File::Path insecure file/directory permissions
Jeroen van Wolffelaar reports that the Perl module File::Path contains a race condition wherein traversed directories and files are temporarily made world-readable/writable...
CVE-2004-1778
Skype 0.92.0.12 and 1.0.0.1 for Linux, and possibly other versions, creates the /usr/share/skype/lang directory with world-writable permissions, which allows local users to modify language files and possibly conduct social engineering or other attacks...
Perl: Insecure temporary file creation
Background Perl is a stable, cross-platform programming language created by Larry Wall. Description Some Perl modules create temporary files in world-writable directories with predictable names. Impact A local attacker could create symbolic links in the temporary files directory, pointing to a...
GLSA-200412-05 : mirrorselect: Insecure temporary file creation
The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200412-05 mirrorselect: Insecure temporary file creation Ervin Nemeth discovered that mirrorselect creates temporary files in world-writable directories with predictable names. Impact : A local attacker could create symbolic links...
rockdodger -- buffer overflows
The environment variable HOME is copied without regard to buffer size, which can be used to gain elevated privilege if the binary is installed setgid games, and a string is read from the high score file without bounds check. The port installs the binary without setgid, but with a world-writable...
Mozilla/Firefox Linux Installation Arbitrary File Overwrite (deprecated)
Binary data 2281.prm...
CVE-2002-1518
mv in IRIX 6.5 creates a directory with world-writable permissions while moving a directory, which could allow local users to modify files and directories...
CVE-2002-1392
faxspool in mgetty before 1.1.29 uses a world-writable spool directory for outgoing faxes, which allows local users to modify fax transmission privileges...
CVE-2003-0012
The data collection script for Bugzilla 2.14.x before 2.14.5, 2.16.x before 2.16.2, and 2.17.x before 2.17.3 sets world-writable permissions for the data/mining directory when it runs, which allows local users to modify or delete the data...
CVE-2001-1069
libCoolType library as used in Adobe Acrobat acroread on Linux creates the AdobeFnt.lst file with world-writable permissions, which allows local users to modify the file and possibly modify acroread's behavior...
RHEL 2.1 : tetex (RHSA-2002:195)
Updated packages for dvips are available which fix a vulnerability allowing print users to execute arbitrary commands. Updated 13 Aug 2003 Added tetex-doc package that was originally left out of the errata. The dvips utility converts DVI format into PostScriptTM, and is used in Red Hat Linux as a...
wgetuhoh.txt
Tested software: Wget 1.9, Wget 1.9.1 Wget checks for the presence of a file with the same name of the one invoqued at the command line, if the file exists, then it saves the downloaded file with a different name. The problem is that Wget does not lock the file, and directly writes to it. So...
HP-UX GTK+ weak permissions
World-writable directory...
CVE-2003-1034
The RPM installation of SAP DB 7.x creates the 1 dbmsrv or 2 lserver programs with world-writable permissions, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying those programs...
Borland Interbase weak permissions
File /opt/interbase/admin.ib is world writable...
CVE-2003-1034
The CVE-2003-1034 issue affects SAP DB 7.x when installed as an RPM: the dbmsrv and lserver binaries are created with world-writable permissions, enabling local users to modify these executables and escalate privileges. This is a local privilege escalation vulnerability due to insufficient file p...
CVE-2003-1034
The RPM installation of SAP DB 7.x creates the 1 dbmsrv or 2 lserver programs with world-writable permissions, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying those programs...