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vulnerability bulletin 8838

Solaris: file altering via Lightweight Availability Collection Tool

Synthesis of the vulnerability

A local attacker can use a symbolic link in order to force Lightweight Availability Collection Tool to corrupt a file.
Severity: 1/4.
Creation date: 03/07/2009.

Description of the vulnerability

The Sun Lightweight Availability Collection Tool product collects information on the system availability (boot, panic and halt).

A local attacker can use a symbolic link in order to force Lightweight Availability Collection Tool to corrupt a file.

Technical details are unknown.

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Characteristics

Title: Solaris: file altering via Lightweight Availability Collection Tool.
Keywords: Availability Collection Lightweight Solaris Sun Tool altering file.
Identifiers: 261408, 6839596, BID-35568, VIGILANCE-VUL-8838.

Information sources

Publications and announces
Source example: Security Vulnerability in Lightweight Availability Collection Tool May Allow Unprivileged User to Overwrite Files

Solutions for this vulnerability

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