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Vulnerability Details : CVE-2007-6167

Untrusted search path vulnerability in yast2-core in SUSE Linux might allow local users to execute arbitrary code by creating a malicious yast2 module in the current working directory.
Publish Date : 2007-11-28 Last Update Date : 2008-11-15
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- CVSS Scores & Vulnerability Types

CVSS Score
7.2
Confidentiality Impact Complete (There is total information disclosure, resulting in all system files being revealed.)
Integrity Impact Complete (There is a total compromise of system integrity. There is a complete loss of system protection, resulting in the entire system being compromised.)
Availability Impact Complete (There is a total shutdown of the affected resource. The attacker can render the resource completely unavailable.)
Access Complexity Low (Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. Very little knowledge or skill is required to exploit. )
Authentication Not required (Authentication is not required to exploit the vulnerability.)
Gained Access Admin
Vulnerability Type(s) Execute Code
CWE ID 264

- Related OVAL Definitions

Title Definition Id Class Family
CVE-2007-6167 oval:org.opensuse.security:def:20076167 unix
OVAL (Open Vulnerability and Assessment Language) definitions define exactly what should be done to verify a vulnerability or a missing patch. Check out the OVAL definitions if you want to learn what you should do to verify a vulnerability.

- Products Affected By CVE-2007-6167

# Product Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language
1 OS Suse Suse Linux Version Details Vulnerabilities

- Number Of Affected Versions By Product

Vendor Product Vulnerable Versions
Suse Suse Linux 1

- References For CVE-2007-6167

http://secunia.com/advisories/27756
SECUNIA 27756
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_24_sr.html
SUSE SUSE-SR:2007:024
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26634
BID 26634 SuSE YaST Module Search Path Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Release Date:2007-11-30
http://osvdb.org/44158
OSVDB 44158

- Metasploit Modules Related To CVE-2007-6167

There are not any metasploit modules related to this CVE entry (Please visit www.metasploit.com for more information)
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