CVE-2006-5677 - Boyish Factors

Description

resmom/start_exec.c in pbs_mom in TORQUE Resource Manager 2.0.0p8 and earlier allows local users to create arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) a job output file in /usr/spool/PBS/spool and possibly (2) a job file in /usr/spool/PBS/mom_priv/jobs.

Reference

http://csirt.fe.up.pt/docs/TORQUE-audit.pdf http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20632 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200611-14.xml http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1820 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4651 http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449248/100/200/threaded