CVE-2009-1297

Published: Oct 23, 2009Modified: Apr 23, 2026

4.4

Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability: 3.4 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

Description

iscsi_discovery in open-iscsi in SUSE openSUSE 10.3 through 11.1 and SUSE Linux Enterprise (SLE) 10 SP2 and 11, and other operating systems, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on an unspecified temporary file that has a predictable name.

Affected (4)

Products: Novell: Suse Linux · Opensuse: Opensuse

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

4 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Novell Suse Linux	Version 10 sp2
Novell Suse Linux	Version 11
Opensuse Opensuse	Version 10.3
Opensuse Opensuse	Version 11.1

Related CWEs

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.

References (6)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00001.html

Source: security@ubuntu.com

Vendor Advisory

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:109

Source: security@ubuntu.com

https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0241

Source: security@ubuntu.com

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00001.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:109

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0241

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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