Description
passwd in SunOS 4.1.x allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack and the -F command line argument.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.dataguard.no/bugtraq/1994_4/0755.html
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www2.dataguard.no/bugtraq/1994_2/0197.html
Patch mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www2.dataguard.no/bugtraq/1994_2/0207.html
Scores
EPSS
0.0014
EPSS Percentile
34.0%
Details
Status
published
Products (1)
sun/sunos
4.1
Published
May 13, 1994
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026