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CVE-2010-2945

This CVE name corresponds to:

Entered Topic
2010-08-19 slim -- insecure PATH assignment

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Details

Type Candidate
Name CVE-2010-2945
Phase Assigned(20100804)

Description

The default configuration of SLiM before 1.3.2 places ./ (dot slash) at the beginning of the default_path option, which might allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse program in the current working directory, related to slim.conf and cfg.cpp.

References

Source Reference
MLIST [oss-security] 20100819 CVE Request: SLiM insecure PATH assignment
MLIST [oss-security] 20100820 Re: CVE Request: SLiM insecure PATH assignment
CONFIRM http://svn.berlios.de/viewvc/slim?view=revision&revision=171
SECUNIA 41005