fkie_cve-2000-0566
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2000-07-03 04:00
Modified
2025-04-03 01:03
Severity ?
Summary
makewhatis in Linux man package allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack.
References
cve@mitre.orgftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2000-021.0.txt
cve@mitre.orghttp://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0390.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2000:015
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-041.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1434
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4900
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2000-021.0.txt
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0390.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2000:015
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-041.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1434
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4900
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
caldera openlinux 2.3
caldera openlinux 2.4
mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 6.0
mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 6.1
mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 7.0
mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 7.1
redhat linux 5.2
redhat linux 5.2
redhat linux 5.2
redhat linux 6.0
redhat linux 6.0
redhat linux 6.0
redhat linux 6.1
redhat linux 6.1
redhat linux 6.1
redhat linux 6.2
redhat linux 6.2
redhat linux 6.2


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