Description
YaST Online Update (YOU) in SuSE 8.2 and 9.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on you-$USER/cookies.
References (7)
Core 7
Core References
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108118395519164&w=2
Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-04/0058.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/11300
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15731
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1009668
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/4985
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10047
Scores
EPSS
0.0010
EPSS Percentile
26.7%
Details
Status
published
Products (2)
suse/suse_linux
8.2
suse/suse_linux
9.0 (2 CPE variants)
Published
Dec 31, 2004
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026