CVE-2001-1494

Description

script command in the util-linux package before 2.11n allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files by setting a hardlink from the typescript log file to any file on the system, then having root execute the script command.

CVSS breakdown

Affected products

• Avaya / cvlan
• Avaya / integrated_management_suit
• Avaya / interactive_response
• Avaya / intuity_lx
• Avaya / message_networking
• Avaya / messaging_storage_server
• kernel / util-linux2.11n

References

• MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16280
• MISChttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-782.html
• MAILING_LISThttp://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Dec/0123.html
• MISChttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10723
• MAILING_LISThttp://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Dec/0122.html
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/16785
• MISChttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7718
• MISChttp://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-014.htm
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/18502