CVE-2014-8169 | BDVDB-2026-68506 Detail
Description#
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2579-1
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1344.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1192565
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00033.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73211
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=917977
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.