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Mandrake update for cdrecord
Secunia Advisory: SA8793
Release Date: 2003-05-16
Last Update: 2003-05-22
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Critical:
Less critical
Impact: Privilege escalation
Where: Local system
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Mandrake Corporate Server 2.x
Mandrake Linux 8.x
Mandrake Linux 9.x

Secunia CVSS-2 Score: Available in Secunia business solutions

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Description:
MandrakeSoft has issued updated packages for cdrecord. These fix three vulnerabilities allowing malicious, local users to gain root privileges.

The vulnerabilities are caused by format string errors in the setuid binary "cdrecord", which can be exploited to execute arbitrary code with "root" privileges.

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