9020 : Multiple Vendor lpr 1000x Symlink Arbitrary File Create/Overwrite
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
1991-08-19

Description

<em style='font-weight:bold;'>(Description Provided by <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=1999-1102" target="_blank">CVE</a>)</em> : lpr on SunOS 4.1.1, BSD 4.3, A/UX 2.0.1, and other BSD-based operating systems allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack that is triggered after invoking lpr 1000 times.

Classification

Location: Local Access Required
Attack Type: Race Condition
Impact: Loss of Integrity, Loss of Availability
Solution: Workaround
Exploit: Exploit Public

Products

Unknown or Incomplete

References

CVE ID: 1999-1102 (see also: NVD)
ISS X-Force ID: 7209
CIAC Advisory: e-25
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/1994_3/0194.html
Other Advisory URL: http://www.alw.nih.gov/Security/8lgm/8lgm-Advisory-03.html
Keyword: [8lgm]-Advisory-3.UNIX.lpr.19-Aug-1991

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 2.1
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2003-12-31 | Disagree?

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