CVE - CVE-2002-1245

CVE-ID
CVE-2002-1245	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
Maped in LuxMan 0.41 uses the user-provided search path to find and execute the gzip program, which allows local users to modify /dev/mem and gain privileges via a modified PATH environment variable that points to a Trojan horse gzip program.
References
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BID:6113 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6113 BUGTRAQ:20021106 iDEFENSE Security Advisory 11.06.02: Non-Explicit Path Vulnerability in LuxMan URL:http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103660334009855&w=2 DEBIAN:DSA-189 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-189 MISC:http://www.idefense.com/advisory/11.06.02.txt VULNWATCH:20021106 iDEFENSE Security Advisory 11.06.02: Non-Explicit Path Vulnerability in LuxMan URL:http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0062.html XF:luxman-maped-read-memory(10549) URL:~~http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10549.php~~ (Obsolete source - check if archived by the Wayback Machine)
Date Record Created
20040901	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
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