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CVE-2001-1494
Published: Jun 21, 2005
Modified: Aug 8, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
16280
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
RHSA-2005:782
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
20011212 Silly 'script' hardlink bug
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10723
vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_OVAL
20011213 Silly 'script' hardlink bug - fixed
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
16785
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
util-linux-script-hardlink(7718)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-014.htm
x_refsource_MISC
18502
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
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