GSD-2012-3504

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-13 01:20
Details
The nssconfigFound function in genkey.pl in crypto-utils 2.4.1-34 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the "list" file in the current working directory.
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CVE-2012-3504
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