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.

Link	Resource
http://bugs.debian.org/332198
http://bugs.debian.org/505071
http://bugs.debian.org/505271
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32552
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-695-1
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4695
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-24.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:062
http://osvdb.org/52200
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47037
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7313
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498769/100/0/threaded

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:debian:shadow:4.0.18.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Published : 2008-12-09 12:30

Updated : 2018-10-11 08:55

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NVD link : CVE-2008-5394

Mitre link : CVE-2008-5394

No products.

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