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Sun Solaris gzip "-force" File Permissions Change Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA12744
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Release Date:
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2004-10-06
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Last Update:
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2005-01-19
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Popularity:
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10,376 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Manipulation of data
Exposure of sensitive information
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Where:
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Local system
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| OS: | Sun Solaris 8
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| Advisory Content (Page 1 of 3) | [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] | |
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Description:
Sun has issued an updated for gzip. This fixes a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to access sensitive information.
The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the "-force" or "-f" command line option in gzip, which incorrectly changes the permission mode for files that are hard linked to the target files.
Successful exploitation potentially makes it possible for other users to read or modify files belonging to the user running gzip.
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