Description
Multiple shell programs on various Unix systems, including (1) tcsh, (2) csh, (3) sh, and (4) bash, follow symlinks when processing << redirects (aka here-documents or in-here documents), which allows local users to overwrite files of other users via a symlink attack.
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2000-1119 | Multiple shell programs on various Unix systems, including (1) tcsh, (2) csh, (3) sh, and (4) bash, follow symlinks when processing << redirects (aka here-documents or in-here documents), which allows local users to overwrite files of other users via a symlink attack. |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-08T05:45:37.043Z
Reserved: 2000-12-14T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2000-1134
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Status : Modified
Published: 2001-01-09T05:00:00.000
Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627
Link: CVE-2000-1134
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