Vulnerabilities > CVE-2001-0117
Attack vector
LOCAL Attack complexity
HIGH Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
NONE Integrity impact
PARTIAL Availability impact
NONE Summary
sdiff 2.7 in the diffutils package allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 1 | |
| OS | 6 | |
| OS | 1 | |
| OS | 2 |
Redhat
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References
- http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2000-70-028-01
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97916374410647&w=2
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/579928
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-008.php3
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-116.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2191
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5914