Novell Filr 1.2 before Hot Patch 6 and 2.0 before Hot Patch 2 uses world-writable permissions for /etc/profile.d/vainit.sh, which allows local users to gain privileges by replacing this file's content with arbitrary shell commands.
Advisories
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-2706 Novell Filr 1.2 before Hot Patch 6 and 2.0 before Hot Patch 2 uses world-writable permissions for /etc/profile.d/vainit.sh, which allows local users to gain privileges by replacing this file's content with arbitrary shell commands.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microfocus

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:02:12.166Z

Reserved: 2016-01-12T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-1611

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-08-01T02:59:10.027

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2016-1611

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