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GCVE-110-CERTCC-2002-299816

GCVE-110-CERTCC-2002-299816
Advisory Published
Vulnetix · Advisory published July 10, 2002
The Common Desktop Environment (CDE) ToolTalk RPC database server does not adequately validate file operations and follows symbolic links, allowing a local attacker to overwrite any file that is writeable by the server. The ToolTalk RPC database server typically runs with root privileges.
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Risk Scores

certcc-cam
certcc-cam
impact19population18exploitation0widely_known2score_current12.18375ease_of_exploitation19

Aliases

CVE-2002-0678

References

Common Desktop Environment (CDE) ToolTalk RPC database server (rpc.ttdbserverd) does not adequately validate file operations
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Common Desktop Environment (CDE) ToolTalk RPC database server (rpc.ttdbserverd) does not adequately validate file operations
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Common Desktop Environment (CDE) ToolTalk RPC database server (rpc.ttdbserverd) does not adequately validate file operations
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Common Desktop Environment (CDE) ToolTalk RPC database server (rpc.ttdbserverd) does not adequately validate file operations
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