Description
gzip before 1.3 in Solaris 8, when called with the -f or -force flags, will change the permissions of files that are hard linked to the target files, which allows local users to view or modify these files.
Affected products
- gnu / gzip1.3
- oracle / solaris8 – 8
References
- MISChttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17577
- MISChttp://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57600-1&searchclause=security
- MISChttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/635998
- MISChttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1654
- MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11318
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/12744