Description
The SuSEconfig.gnome-filesystem script for YaST in SuSE 9.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on files within the tmp.SuSEconfig.gnome-filesystem.$RANDOM temporary directory.
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
- SuSE Linux 9.0 - YaST Configuration Skribt Overwrite Files EDB-144 · local · Jan 15, 2004 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 3460 vdb-entry
- 20040113 SuSE linux 9.0 YaST config Skribt [exploit] mailing-list
- 10623 third-party-advisory
- 1008703 vdb-entry
- 9411 vdb-entry