CVE-ID

CVE-2006-6304

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Description
The do_coredump function in fs/exec.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.19 sets the flag variable to O_EXCL but does not use it, which allows context-dependent attackers to modify arbitrary files via a rewrite attack during a core dump.
References
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Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20061205 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.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20061205)
Votes (Legacy)
Comments (Legacy)
Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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