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CVE-2009-1893

The configtest function in the Red Hat dhcpd init script for DHCP 3.0.1 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on an unspecified temporary file, related to the "dhcpd -t" command.

Published

2009-07-17T16:30:00.890

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.9 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

3.4

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-59
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux 3.0 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux 3.0 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux 3.0 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux 3.0 Yes
Application isc dhcp 3.0.1 Yes
Application isc dhcp 3.0.1 Yes
Application isc dhcp 3.0.1 Yes
Application isc dhcp 3.0.1 Yes
Application isc dhcp 3.0.1 Yes
Application isc dhcp 3.0.1 Yes
Application isc dhcp 3.0.1 Yes
Application isc dhcp 3.0.1 Yes
Application isc dhcp 3.0.1 Yes
Application isc dhcp 3.0.1 Yes
Application isc dhcp 3.0.1 Yes
Application isc dhcp 3.0.1 Yes
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