Improper Creation of /tmp Directories in Helix GNOME Updater Allows Local Users to Create Empty System Configuration Files

CVE-2000-0723 · LOW Severity

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

Helix GNOME Updater helix-update 0.5 and earlier does not properly create /tmp directories, which allows local users to create empty system configuration files such as /etc/config.d/bashrc, /etc/config.d/csh.cshrc, and /etc/rc.config.

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