CVE-2006-5677 (GCVE-0-2006-5677)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2006-11-03 11:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 19:55
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
resmom/start_exec.c in pbs_mom in TORQUE Resource Manager 2.0.0p8 and earlier allows local users to create arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) a job output file in /usr/spool/PBS/spool and possibly (2) a job file in /usr/spool/PBS/mom_priv/jobs.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
6 references
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|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449248/100… | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ |
| http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200611-14.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4651 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1820 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20632 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| http://csirt.fe.up.pt/docs/TORQUE-audit.pdf | x_refsource_MISC |
Date Public
2006-10-18 00:00
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