CVE-2001-0109

This exploit leverages a race condition in the rctab script on SuSE Linux to gain elevated privileges by pre-creating directories in /tmp and hijacking the script's file operations. It waits for root to execute rctab and then replaces the target file with a malicious version.

This exploit leverages a race condition in the SuSE Linux rctab script to gain root privileges by manipulating temporary directories in /tmp. It creates a suid shell and appends malicious commands to /root/.bashrc via a symlink attack.