CVE-2009-1893

The configtest function in the Red Hat dhcpd init script for DHCP 3.0.1 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on an unspecified temporary file, related to the "dhcpd -t" command.

Score

CVSS 2.0 6.9 Medium

Status

Modified - secalert@redhat.com

Published

2009-07-17

Last modified

2024-08-07

Weaknesses

CWE-59

Affected products

• Dhcp (Isc)
• Enterprise Linux (Redhat)

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/35831
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1022554
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1154.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35670
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=510024
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51718
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11597
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6440