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Атаки через tmpwatch
updated since 09.09.2000
Published: 09.10.2000
Source: BUGTRAQ
SecurityVulns ID: 525
Type: local
Level: 8/10
Описание: При удалении каталога tmpwatch запускает отдельный процесс на каждый уровень вложенности. Это позволяет вызвать остановку системы, создав временную директорию с большим уровенм вложенности. Кроме того, при вызове внешнего приложения не проверяются shell-символы в имени файла.

Affected: REDHAT : RedHat Linux 6.1
MANDRAKE : Mandrake Linux 7.0
REDHAT : Red Hat Linux 6.2
MANDRAKE : Mandrake Linux 7.1
MANDRAKE : Mandrake Linux 6.0
MANDRAKE : Mandrake Linux 6.1
REDHAT : Red Hat Linux 7.0

Original document X-FORCE, ISS Security Advisory: Insecure call of external programs in Red Hat Linux tmpwatch (09.10.2000)

zenith parsec, tmpwatch: local DoS : fork()bomb as root (09.09.2000)

Files: recirsive directory crator/remover - tmpwatch exploit
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