3180 : Cactus shell-lock Local Arbitrary Command Execution
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Disclosure

Oct 04, 1999

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Oct 04, 1999

Solution

Unknown

Description

Cactus International Software's shell-lock utility contains a flaw that allows local attackers to gain root privileges. The flaw is due to the program's handling of /tmp files in an insecure fashion. A local attacker can watch for the program to create a file, unlink the file and replace it with an arbitrary file, which will be executed with root privileges.

Classification

Unknown or Incomplete

Solution

Currently, there are no known upgrades, patches, or workarounds available to correct this issue.

Products

Cactus International

shell-lock

2.1.1.1

References

Other Advisory URL: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/1999-q3/1182.html
ISS X-Force ID: 3358
CVE ID: 1999-1541 (see also: NVD)
Vendor URL: http://www.cactus.com/

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