CVE-2008-5394

/bin/login in shadow 4.0.18.1 in Debian GNU/Linux, and probably other Linux distributions, allows local users in the utmp group to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file referenced in a line (aka ut_line) field in a utmp entry.

🔗 References (24)

• cve@mitrehttp://bugs.debian.org/332198
• cve@mitrehttp://bugs.debian.org/505071
• cve@mitrehttp://bugs.debian.org/505271
• cve@mitrehttp://osvdb.org/52200
• cve@mitrehttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-24.xml
• cve@mitrehttp://securityreason.com/securityalert/4695
• cve@mitrehttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:062
• cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498769/100/0/threaded
• cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32552
• cve@mitrehttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-695-1
• cve@mitrehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47037
• cve@mitrehttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7313
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugs.debian.org/332198
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugs.debian.org/505071
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugs.debian.org/505271