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GCVE-110-CERTCC-2001-127435

GCVE-110-CERTCC-2001-127435
Advisory Published
Vulnetix · Advisory published June 4, 2001
The kmmodreg program distributed with some HPUX versions creates two temporary files with predictable names. Due to insecure handling of these files, an intruder may use them to overwrite arbitrary files during system boot via a symbolic link attack.
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Risk Scores

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impact18population10exploitation0widely_known15score_current11.64375ease_of_exploitation15

Aliases

CVE-2001-1256

Transitive aliases

GHSA-6fr4-8mj5-5xc5GSD-2001-1256EUVD-2001-1237

References

HPUX kmmodreg allows arbitrary file overwriting via symlink redirection of temporary file
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HPUX kmmodreg allows arbitrary file overwriting via symlink redirection of temporary file
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HPUX kmmodreg allows arbitrary file overwriting via symlink redirection of temporary file
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