CVE-2001-0142

Description

squid 2.3 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack in some configurations.

Affected products

• immunix / immunix7.0_beta – 7.0_beta
• mandrakesoft / mandrake_linux6.0 – 6.0
• mandrakesoft / mandrake_linux6.1 – 6.1
• mandrakesoft / mandrake_linux7.0 – 7.0
• mandrakesoft / mandrake_linux7.1 – 7.1
• mandrakesoft / mandrake_linux7.2 – 7.2
• national_science_foundation / squid_web_proxy2.3_stable4 – 2.3_stable4
• RedHat / linux7.0 – 7.0
• trustix / secure_linux1.2 – 1.2
• trustix / secure_linux1.1 – 1.1

References

• MAILING_LISThttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97916374410647&w=2
• MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2184
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-019
• MISChttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5921
• MISChttp://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-003.php3
• MISChttp://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-01/0212.html