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.
2001-01-09T05:00:00.000
2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
Deferred
CVSSv2: 7.2 (HIGH)
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
3.9
10.0
Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
---|---|---|---|---|
Application | immunix | immunix | 6.2 | Yes |
Operating System | conectiva | linux | 4.0 | Yes |
Operating System | conectiva | linux | 4.0es | Yes |
Operating System | conectiva | linux | 4.1 | Yes |
Operating System | conectiva | linux | 4.2 | Yes |
Operating System | conectiva | linux | 5.0 | Yes |
Operating System | conectiva | linux | 5.1 | Yes |
Operating System | caldera | openlinux | * | Yes |
Operating System | caldera | openlinux_edesktop | 2.4 | Yes |
Operating System | caldera | openlinux_eserver | 2.3 | Yes |
Operating System | hp | hp-ux | 11.11 | Yes |
Operating System | mandrakesoft | mandrake_linux | 6.0 | Yes |
Operating System | mandrakesoft | mandrake_linux | 6.1 | Yes |
Operating System | mandrakesoft | mandrake_linux | 7.0 | Yes |
Operating System | mandrakesoft | mandrake_linux | 7.1 | Yes |
Operating System | mandrakesoft | mandrake_linux | 7.2 | Yes |
Operating System | redhat | linux | 5.2 | Yes |
Operating System | redhat | linux | 6.0 | Yes |
Operating System | redhat | linux | 6.1 | Yes |
Operating System | redhat | linux | 6.2 | Yes |
Operating System | redhat | linux | 6.2e | Yes |
Operating System | suse | suse_linux | 7.0 | Yes |