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zhcon Arbitrary File Content Disclosure
Secunia Advisory: SA13977
Release Date: 2005-01-25
Popularity: 5,944 views

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: Exposure of sensitive information
Where: Local system
Solution Status: Unpatched

Software:zhcon 0.x

Secunia CVSS-2 Score: Available in Secunia business solutions

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Description:
Erik Sjölund has reported a vulnerability in zhcon, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to disclose sensitive information.

The problem is that zhcon accesses a configuration file supplied by the user with escalated privileges. This can be exploited to read the contents of arbitrary files on the system.

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