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CVE-1999-1517
Published: Sep 12, 2001
Modified: Aug 1, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
runtar in the Amanda backup system used in various UNIX operating systems executes tar with root privileges, which allows a user to overwrite or read arbitrary files by providing the target files to runtar.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
19991101 Amanda multiple vendor local root compromises
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