linuxconf before 1.11.r11-rh3 on Red Hat Linux 5.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and gain root access via a symlink attack.
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/rh51-errata-general.html#linuxconf
http://www.osvdb.org/6068
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7232.php
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90383955231511&w=2
Source: Mitre, NVD
Published: 1999-12-31
Updated: 2016-10-18
Base Score: 7.2
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Severity: High
Base Score: 7.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H