CVE-2008-4949
dist 3.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/cil#####, (b) /tmp/pdo#####, and (c) /tmp/pdn##### temporary files, related to the (1) patcil and (2) patdiff scripts.
- Score
- CVSS 2.0 6.9 Medium
- Status
- Modified - cve@mitre.org
- Published
- 2008-11-05
- Last modified
- 2024-08-07
- Weaknesses
- CWE-59
Affected products
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/496412
- http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/dist
- http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30908
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44818
