CVE - CVE-2014-8169

CVE-ID
CVE-2014-8169	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
automount 5.0.8, when a program map uses certain interpreted languages, uses the calling user's USER and HOME environment variable values instead of the values for the user used to run the mapped program, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse program in the user home directory.
References
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CONFIRM:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1192565 CONFIRM:https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=917977 CONFIRM:http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html REDHAT:RHSA-2015:1344 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1344.html SUSE:openSUSE-SU-2015:0475 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00033.html UBUNTU:USN-2579-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2579-1 BID:73211 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73211
Assigning CNA
N/A
Date Entry Created
20141010	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.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20141010)
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Comments (Legacy)

Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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