Link Following Affecting shadow package, versions <1:4.1.1-6
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN8-SHADOW-306264
- published 9 Dec 2008
- disclosed 9 Dec 2008
How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:8 shadow to version 1:4.1.1-6 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream shadow package and not the shadow package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:8 relevant fixed versions and status.
/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.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5394
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498769/100/0/threaded
- http://bugs.debian.org/332198
- http://bugs.debian.org/505071
- http://bugs.debian.org/505271
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7313
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-24.xml
- http://osvdb.org/52200
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32552
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4695
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-695-1
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47037
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:062
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