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CVE-2008-5394

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CVE-2008-5394

Published: Dec 9, 2008

Modified: Aug 7, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

/bin/login in shadow 4.0.18.1 in Debian GNU/Linux, and probably other Linux distributions, allows local users in the utmp group to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file referenced in a line (aka ut_line) field in a utmp entry.

VendorProductVersions

n/a

n/a

affected
n/a

References

52200
vdb-entry
x_refsource_OSVDB
32552
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
debian-login-symlink(47037)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
GLSA-200903-24
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
MDVSA-2009:062
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
20081130 /bin/login gives root to group utmp
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
7313
exploit
x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
4695
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SREASON
USN-695-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU

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