Relative Pathname Vulnerability in Red Hat 2.1 Abuse.Console

Relative Pathname Vulnerability in Red Hat 2.1 Abuse.Console

CVE-1999-1491 · HIGH Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

abuse.console in Red Hat 2.1 uses relative pathnames to find and execute the undrv program, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via a path that points to a Trojan horse program.

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