expect before 5.32 searches for its libraries in /var/tmp before other directories, which could allow local users to gain root privileges via a Trojan horse library that is accessed by mkpasswd.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expect | Don_libes | 0 (including) | 0 (including) |
| Expect | Don_libes | 1 (including) | 1 (including) |
| Expect | Don_libes | 2 (including) | 2 (including) |
| Expect | Don_libes | 3 (including) | 3 (including) |
| Expect | Don_libes | 4 (including) | 4 (including) |
| Expect | Don_libes | 5.0 (including) | 5.0 (including) |
| Expect | Don_libes | 5.1 (including) | 5.1 (including) |
| Expect | Don_libes | 5.2 (including) | 5.2 (including) |
| Expect | Don_libes | 5.3 (including) | 5.3 (including) |
| Expect | Don_libes | 5.4 (including) | 5.4 (including) |
| Expect | Don_libes | 5.5 (including) | 5.5 (including) |
| Expect | Don_libes | 5.6 (including) | 5.6 (including) |
| Expect | Don_libes | 5.7 (including) | 5.7 (including) |
| Expect | Don_libes | 5.8 (including) | 5.8 (including) |
| Expect | Don_libes | 5.9 (including) | 5.9 (including) |
| Expect | Don_libes | 5.10 (including) | 5.10 (including) |
| Expect | Don_libes | 5.11 (including) | 5.11 (including) |
| Expect | Don_libes | 5.12 (including) | 5.12 (including) |
| Expect | Don_libes | 5.13 (including) | 5.13 (including) |
| Expect | Don_libes | 5.14 (including) | 5.14 (including) |
| Expect | Don_libes | 5.15 (including) | 5.15 (including) |
| Expect | Don_libes | 5.16 (including) | 5.16 (including) |
| Expect | Don_libes | 5.17 (including) | 5.17 (including) |
| Expect | Don_libes | 5.18 (including) | 5.18 (including) |
| Expect | Don_libes | 5.19 (including) | 5.19 (including) |
| Expect | Don_libes | 5.20 (including) | 5.20 (including) |
| Expect | Don_libes | 5.21 (including) | 5.21 (including) |
| Expect | Don_libes | 5.22 (including) | 5.22 (including) |
| Expect | Don_libes | 5.23 (including) | 5.23 (including) |
| Expect | Don_libes | 5.24 (including) | 5.24 (including) |
| Expect | Don_libes | 5.25 (including) | 5.25 (including) |
| Expect | Don_libes | 5.26 (including) | 5.26 (including) |
| Expect | Don_libes | 5.27 (including) | 5.27 (including) |
| Expect | Don_libes | 5.28 (including) | 5.28 (including) |
| Expect | Don_libes | 5.29 (including) | 5.29 (including) |
| Expect | Don_libes | 5.30 (including) | 5.30 (including) |
| Expect | Don_libes | 5.31 (including) | 5.31 (including) |
| Linux | Conectiva | 6.0 (including) | 6.0 (including) |
| Linux | Conectiva | 7.0 (including) | 7.0 (including) |
| Red Hat Linux 7.0 | RedHat | * | |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | RedHat | * |
References
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a\u0026anuncio=000409
- http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:060
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-148.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3074
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22187
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=28224
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6870
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a\u0026anuncio=000409
- http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:060
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-148.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3074
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22187
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=28224
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6870