FKIE_CVE-2007-3852

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2007-08-14 18:17 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:42
Severity
Summary
The init script (sysstat.in) in sysstat 5.1.2 up to 7.1.6 creates /tmp/sysstat.run insecurely, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://osvdb.org/39709
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/26527Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1005.htmlVendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25380
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=188808
secalert@redhat.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36045
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://osvdb.org/39709
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/26527Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1005.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25380
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=188808
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36045
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
sysstat sysstat 5.1.2
sysstat sysstat 5.1.3
sysstat sysstat 5.1.4
sysstat sysstat 5.1.5
sysstat sysstat 6.0.0
sysstat sysstat 6.0.1
sysstat sysstat 6.0.2
sysstat sysstat 6.0.3
sysstat sysstat 6.0.4
sysstat sysstat 6.0.5
sysstat sysstat 7.0.0
sysstat sysstat 7.0.1
sysstat sysstat 7.0.2
sysstat sysstat 7.0.3
sysstat sysstat 7.0.4
sysstat sysstat 7.1.1
sysstat sysstat 7.1.2
sysstat sysstat 7.1.3
sysstat sysstat 7.1.4
sysstat sysstat 7.1.5
sysstat sysstat 7.1.6
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