Unscored CVE-1999-1388 EUVD-1999-1369GHSA-qjhq-gxx8-8fq8

passwd in SunOS 4.1.x allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack and the -F command line argument.

Published Sep 12, 2001 · Updated Aug 1, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Description

passwd in SunOS 4.1.x allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack and the -F command line argument.

References

19941218 Sun Patch Id #102060-01 mailing-list
19940513 [8lgm]-Advisory-7.UNIX.passwd.11-May-1994 mailing-list
19940514 [8lgm]-Advisory-7.UNIX.passwd.11-May-1994.NEWFIX mailing-list