CVE-2008-1926 (GCVE-0-2008-1926)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-04-23 17:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 08:40
VLAI
Summary
Argument injection vulnerability in login (login-utils/login.c) in util-linux-ng 2.14 and earlier makes it easier for remote attackers to hide activities by modifying portions of log events, as demonstrated by appending an "addr=" statement to the login name, aka "audit log injection."
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28983 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
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http://secunia.com/advisories/35161 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-an… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-09… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Date Public
2008-04-19 00:00
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