Description
The installation of Tarantella Enterprise 3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the "spinning" temporary file.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Tarantella Enterprise 3 - Symbolic Link EDB-21290 · local · Feb 19, 2002 · verified
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References
- 20020224 Exploit for Tarantella Enterprise installation (bid 4115) mailing-list
- 20020219 Another local root vulnerability during installation of Tarantella Enterprise 3. mailing-list
- tarantella-tmp-spinning-symlink(8223) vdb-entry
- 4115 vdb-entry