CVE - CVE-2008-1926

CVE-ID
CVE-2008-1926	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
Argument injection vulnerability in login (login-utils/login.c) in util-linux-ng 2.14 and earlier makes it easier for remote attackers to hide activities by modifying portions of log events, as demonstrated by appending an "addr=" statement to the login name, aka "audit log injection."
References
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BUGTRAQ:20091112 rPSA-2009-0143-1 util-linux util-linux-extras URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507854/100/0/threaded MISC:http://git.kernel.org/?p=utils/util-linux-ng/util-linux-ng.git;a=blobdiff;f=login-utils/login.c;h=230121316d953c59e7842c1325f6e9f326a37608;hp=aad27794327c60391b5148b367d2c79338fc6ee4;hb=8ccf0b253ac0f4f58d64bc9674de18bff5a88782;hpb=3a4a13b12a8065b0b5354686d2807cce421a9973 CONFIRM:http://git.kernel.org/?p=utils/util-linux-ng/util-linux-ng.git;a=commit;h=8ccf0b253ac0f4f58d64bc9674de18bff5a88782 CONFIRM:http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0143 FEDORA:FEDORA-2008-3419 URL:https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00624.html MANDRIVA:MDVSA-2008:114 URL:http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:114 REDHAT:RHSA-2009:0981 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0981.html BID:28983 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28983 OVAL:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9833 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9833 SECTRACK:1022256 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022256 SECUNIA:35161 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/35161 VUPEN:ADV-2008-1392 URL:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1392/references SECUNIA:29982 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/29982 SECUNIA:30014 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/30014 XF:utillinuxng-login-data-manipulation(41987) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41987
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Date Entry Created
20080423	Disclaimer: The entry 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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Assigned (20080423)
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