IBM Lotus Notes 8 for Linux before 8.0.1 uses (1) unspecified weak permissions for the installation kit obtained through a Notes 8 download and (2) 0777 permissions for the installdata file that is created by setup.sh, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse file.

References

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-6594
• http://osvdb.org/40933
• http://osvdb.org/40934
• http://secunia.com/advisories/27860
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1019009
• http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21289273
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4037