Description
The writeFile function in core/smb4kfileio.cpp in Smb4K before 0.8.0 does not preserve /etc/sudoers permissions across modifications, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information (/etc/sudoers contents) by reading this file.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 1.9/10
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:NAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://developer.berlios.de/bugs/?func=detailbug&bug_id=9630&group_id=769
- http://developer.berlios.de/project/shownotes.php?release_id=11706
- http://developer.berlios.de/project/shownotes.php?release_id=11902
- http://developer.berlios.de/project/shownotes.php?release_id=9777
- http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2007-Jan/0015.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23937Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23984
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24111
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24469
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200703-09.xml
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:042
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22299
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0393
- https://lists.berlios.de/pipermail/smb4k-announce/2006-December/000037.htmlPatch
- http://developer.berlios.de/bugs/?func=detailbug&bug_id=9630&group_id=769
- http://developer.berlios.de/project/shownotes.php?release_id=11706
- http://developer.berlios.de/project/shownotes.php?release_id=11902
- http://developer.berlios.de/project/shownotes.php?release_id=9777
- http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2007-Jan/0015.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23937Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23984
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24111
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24469
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200703-09.xml
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:042
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22299
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0393
- https://lists.berlios.de/pipermail/smb4k-announce/2006-December/000037.htmlPatch
Timeline
- Published
- Feb 3, 2007
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified