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CVE-2009-1893

MEDIUM CVSS: 6.9 Published: 2009-07-17 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

The configtest function in the Red Hat dhcpd init script for DHCP 3.0.1 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on an unspecified temporary file, related to the "dhcpd -t" command.

Affected Platforms

Isc DhcpRedhat Enterprise Linux

Weakness Type

CWE-59

References