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.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: 2015-03-18T16:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-06T13:10:51.178Z
Reserved: 2014-10-10T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2014-8169
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2015-03-18T16:59:00.063
Modified: 2024-11-21T02:18:42.137
Link: CVE-2014-8169
Redhat