Description
Multiple shell programs on various Unix systems, including (1) tcsh, (2) csh, (3) sh, and (4) bash, follow symlinks when processing << redirects (aka here-documents or in-here documents), which allows local users to overwrite files of other users via a symlink attack.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
n/a n/a
n/aaffected
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20001111a ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1926 ↗
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000350 ↗
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4047 ↗
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/tru64/2002-q1/0009.html ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2006 ↗
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-069.php3 ↗
- http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-042.0.txt ↗
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-117.html ↗
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/10277 ↗
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97561816504170&w=2 ↗
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0418.html ↗
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-075.php3 ↗
- http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-043.0.txt ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/146657 ↗
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000354 ↗
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-121.html ↗