Description
The ebuild for pinentry before 0.7.2-r2 on Gentoo Linux sets setgid bits for pinentry programs, which allows local users to read or overwrite arbitrary files as gid 0.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 6.6/10
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:NAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18284
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200601-01.xmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/22211
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16120Patch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18284
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200601-01.xmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/22211
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16120Patch
Timeline
- Published
- Jan 4, 2006
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified