Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 3, 2007· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2007-0473
CVE-2007-0473
Description
The writeFile function in core/smb4kfileio.cpp in Smb4K before 0.8.0 does not preserve /etc/sudoers permissions across modifications, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information (/etc/sudoers contents) by reading this file.
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Affected products
1- Range: <0.8.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
14- secunia.com/advisories/23937nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- lists.berlios.de/pipermail/smb4k-announce/2006-December/000037.htmlnvdPatch
- developer.berlios.de/bugs/nvd
- developer.berlios.de/project/shownotes.phpnvd
- developer.berlios.de/project/shownotes.phpnvd
- developer.berlios.de/project/shownotes.phpnvd
- lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2007-Jan/0015.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/23984nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/24111nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/24469nvd
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200703-09.xmlnvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/22299nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0393nvd
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