Symlink Attack Vulnerability in Minicom 1.82.1 and Earlier on Linux Systems

Symlink Attack Vulnerability in Minicom 1.82.1 and Earlier on Linux Systems

CVE-2000-0698 · MEDIUM Severity

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

Minicom 1.82.1 and earlier on some Linux systems allows local users to create arbitrary files owned by the uucp user via a symlink attack.

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