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CVE-2001-0946

Published: Jun 25, 2002

Modified: Aug 8, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

apmscript in Apmd in Red Hat 7.2 "Enigma" allows local users to create or change the modification dates of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the LOW_POWER temporary file, which could be used to cause a denial of service, e.g. by creating /etc/nologin and disabling logins.

VendorProductVersions

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affected
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References

apmd-apmscript-symlink(8268)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
20011204 Symlink attack with apmd of RH 7.2
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
5493
vdb-entry
x_refsource_OSVDB

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