CVE-2005-0444

VMware before 4.5.2.8848-r5 searches for gdk-pixbuf shared libraries using a path that includes the rrdharan world-writable temporary directory, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code...

VMWare virtual machine privilege escalation

Dynamic libraries are searched in world writable directory...

CVE-2005-0444

VMware before 4.5.2.8848-r5 searches for gdk-pixbuf shared libraries using a path that includes the rrdharan world-writable temporary directory, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code...

security flaw

Race condition in the rmtree function in the File::Path module in Perl 5.6.1 and 5.8.4 sets read/write permissions for the world, which allows local users to delete arbitrary files and directories, and possibly read files and directories, via a symlink attack...

newsgrab -- insecure file and directory creation

The newsgrab script uses insecure permissions during the creation of the local output directory and downloaded files. After a file is created, permissions on it are set using the mode value of the newsgroup posting. This can potentially be a problem when the mode is not restrictive enough. In...

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...

CVE-2004-2615

The documentation for CuteNews 1.3.6 and possibly other versions specifies that files under cutenews/data must be manually given world-writable permissions, which allows local users to insert false news, delete news, and possibly gain privileges or have other unknown impact...

CVE-2004-0952

HP-UX B.11.00 through B.11.23, when running Ignite-UX and using the addnewclient command, causes the TFTP server to set world-writable permissions on part of the directory tree, which allows remote attackers to modify data or cause disk consumption...

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...

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...

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...

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-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...

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...

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...