script command in the util-linux package before 2.11n allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files by setting a hardlink from the typescript log file to any file on the system, then having root execute the script command.
References
Link | Resource |
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http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Dec/0122.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Dec/0123.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
http://secunia.com/advisories/16785 | Broken Link |
http://secunia.com/advisories/18502 | Broken Link |
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-014.htm | Third Party Advisory |
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-782.html | Broken Link Vendor Advisory |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16280 | Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7718 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10723 | Broken Link |
Configurations
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History
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Information
Published : 2001-12-31 05:00
Updated : 2024-01-26 17:16
NVD link : CVE-2001-1494
Mitre link : CVE-2001-1494
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2001-1494
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Products Affected
avaya
- integrated_management_suit
- cvlan
- messaging_storage_server
- interactive_response
- intuity_lx
- message_networking
kernel
- util-linux
CWE
CWE-59
Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')