CVE-2007-0473

N/A Unknown

Published: February 03, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://developer.berlios.de/bugs/?func=detailbug&bug_id=9630&group_id=769

Source: security@ubuntu.com

http://developer.berlios.de/project/shownotes.php?release_id=11706

Source: security@ubuntu.com

http://developer.berlios.de/project/shownotes.php?release_id=11902

Source: security@ubuntu.com

http://developer.berlios.de/project/shownotes.php?release_id=9777

Source: security@ubuntu.com

http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2007-Jan/0015.html

Source: security@ubuntu.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/23937

Source: security@ubuntu.com

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/23984

Source: security@ubuntu.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/24111

Source: security@ubuntu.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/24469

Source: security@ubuntu.com

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200703-09.xml

Source: security@ubuntu.com

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:042

Source: security@ubuntu.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22299

Source: security@ubuntu.com

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0393

Source: security@ubuntu.com

https://lists.berlios.de/pipermail/smb4k-announce/2006-December/000037.html

Source: security@ubuntu.com

Patch

http://developer.berlios.de/bugs/?func=detailbug&bug_id=9630&group_id=769