medium4.6
CVE-2008-1694
vcdiff in Emacs 20.7 to 22.1.50, when used with SCCS, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
Impact
vcdiff in Emacs 20.7 to 22.1.50, when used with SCCS, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Gnu | Emacs | Versions 20.7, 21.1, 21.2, 21.3, 21.4 |
| Gnu | Sccs | All versions |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=216880
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29905
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29926
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30109
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:096
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28857
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019909
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1309/references
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1310/references
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=208483
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41906
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/607-1/
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=216880
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29905
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29926
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30109
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:096
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28857
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019909
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1309/references
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1310/references
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=208483
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41906
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/607-1/