CVE-2008-0525

https://notcve.org/view.php?id=CVE-2008-0525

PatchLink Update client for Unix, as used by Novell ZENworks Patch Management Update Agent for Linux/Unix/Mac (LUM) 6.2094 through 6.4102 and other products, allows local users to (1) truncate arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/patchlink.tmp file used by the logtrimmer script, and (2) execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack on the /tmp/plshutdown file used by the rebootTask script. El cliente PatchLink Update para Unix, tal y como es usado por Novell ZENworks Patch Management Update Agent para Linux/Unix/Mac (LUM) versiones 6.2094 hasta 6.4102 y otros productos, permite a los usuarios locales (1) truncar archivos arbitrarios por medio de un ataque de tipo symlink en el archivo /tmp/patchlink.tmp usado por el script logtrimmer y (2) ejecutar código arbitrario por medio de un ataque tipo symlink en el archivo /tmp/plshutdown usado por el script rebootTask. • http://secunia.com/advisories/28657 http://secunia.com/advisories/28665 http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3599 http://support.lumension.com/scripts/rightnow.cfg/php.exe/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=527 http://support.lumension.com/scripts/rightnow.cfg/php.exe/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=528 http://support.lumension.com/scripts/rightnow.cfg/php.exe/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=530 http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487103/100/0/threaded http://www.securityfocus.com/bid • CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') •