rdist in various UNIX systems uses popen to execute sendmail, which allows local users to gain root privileges by modifying the IFS (Internal Field Separator) variable.
References
Link | Resource |
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http://www.alw.nih.gov/Security/8lgm/8lgm-Advisory-01.html | |
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-91.20.rdist.vulnerability | Patch Third Party Advisory US Government Resource |
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7160.php | |
http://www.osvdb.org/8106 | |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
History
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2003-04-02T05:00:00
Updated: 2002-02-20T10:00:00
Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00
Link: CVE-1999-1468
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NVD Information
Status : Analyzed
Published: 1991-10-22T04:00:00.000
Modified: 2008-09-10T19:01:59.960
Link: CVE-1999-1468
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CWE