CVE-2008-4939 apertium 3.0.7 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/#####.lex.cc, (b) /tmp/#####.deformat.l, (c) /tmp/#####.reformat.l, (d) /tmp/#####docxorig, (e) /tmp/###...
MediumCVSS 6.9
EPSS 0.39%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
apertium 3.0.7 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/#####.lex.cc, (b) /tmp/#####.deformat.l, (c) /tmp/#####.reformat.l, (d) /tmp/#####docxorig, (e) /tmp/#####docxsalida.zip, (f) /tmp/#####xlsxembed, (g) /tmp/#####xlsxorig, and (h) /tmp/#####xslxsalida.zip temporary files, related to the (1) apertium-gen-deformat, (2) apertium-gen-reformat, and (3) apertium scripts.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| apertium | = 3.0.7 | No fix listed |
| debian/apertium(Debian:12) | < 3.0.7+1-1.1 | 3.0.7+1-1.1 |
| debian/apertium(Debian:13) | < 3.0.7+1-1.1 | 3.0.7+1-1.1 |
| debian/apertium(Debian:14) | < 3.0.7+1-1.1 | 3.0.7+1-1.1 |
References
- bugs.debian.org
- dev.gentoo.org exploit
- uvw.ru
- [oss-security] 20081030 CVE requests: tempfile issues for aview, mgetty, openoffice, crossfire mailing-list
- 30896 vdb-entry
- bugs.gentoo.org
- apertium-multiple-symlink(44854) vdb-entry
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2008-4939 vendor-advisory
- bugs.debian.org issue-tracking