PT-2001-1164 · Red Hat · Restore+1
Published
2001-01-09
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Updated
2016-10-18
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CVE-2000-1125
CVSS v2.0
7.2
High
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Red Hat Linux version 6.2 with restore 0.4b15 and earlier
Description
The issue allows local users to obtain root privileges by modifying the
RSH environmental variable to point to a Trojan horse program, as the restore utility trusts the pathname specified by this variable.Recommendations
For Red Hat Linux 6.2 with restore 0.4b15 and earlier, consider restricting access to the
RSH environmental variable to prevent unauthorized modifications until a patch is available.Exploit
Fix
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Affected Products
Red Hat
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