CVE-2008-4935 asciiview in aview 1.3.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/aview#####.pgm temporary file.
MediumCVSS 6.9
EPSS 0.40%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
asciiview in aview 1.3.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/aview#####.pgm temporary file.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| amiga aview | = 1.3.0 | No fix listed |
| debian/aview(Debian:12) | < 1.3.0rc1-8.1 | 1.3.0rc1-8.1 |
| debian/aview(Debian:13) | < 1.3.0rc1-8.1 | 1.3.0rc1-8.1 |
| debian/aview(Debian:14) | < 1.3.0rc1-8.1 | 1.3.0rc1-8.1 |
References
- bugs.debian.org
- dev.gentoo.org exploit
- 33139 third-party-advisory
- GLSA-200812-14 vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20081030 CVE requests: tempfile issues for aview, mgetty, openoffice, crossfire mailing-list
- 30885 vdb-entry
- bugs.gentoo.org
- bugs.gentoo.org
- aview-asciiview-symlink(44837) vdb-entry
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2008-4935 vendor-advisory
- bugs.debian.org issue-tracking