CVE-2008-4108

Tools/faqwiz/move-faqwiz.sh (aka the generic FAQ wizard moving tool) in Python 2.4.5 might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a tmp$RANDOM.tmp temporary file. NOTE: there may not be common usage scenarios in which tmp$RANDOM.tmp is located in an untrusted directory.

Score

CVSS 2.0 7.2 High

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2008-09-18

Last modified

2024-08-07

Weaknesses

CWE-59

Affected products

• Python (Python Software Foundation)

References

• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=498899
• http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=122148330903513&w=2
• http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=122152861617434&w=2
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4274
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31184
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020904
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2659
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=462326
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45161