CVE-2002-1914 Information

Description

dump 0.4 b10 through b29 allows local users to cause a denial of service (execution prevention) by using flock() to lock the /etc/dumpdates file.

Reference

http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/283033 http://secunia.com/advisories/21520 http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-156.htm http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9632.php http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-583.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5264