CVE-2007-0473

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.

Score

CVSS 2.0 1.9 Low

Status

Modified - security@ubuntu.com

Published

2007-02-03

Last modified

2024-08-07

Affected products

• Smb4k (Smb4k)

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/23937
• 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.html