medium6.6
CVE-2008-4191
extract-table.pl in Emacspeak 26 and 28 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the extract-table.csv temporary file.
Impact
extract-table.pl in Emacspeak 26 and 28 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the extract-table.csv temporary file.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Emacspeak Inc | Emacspeak | Versions 26.0, 28.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496431
- http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/emacspeak
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31880
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32071
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31241
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=460435
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45237
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00010.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00012.html
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496431
- http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/emacspeak
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31880
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32071
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31241
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=460435
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45237
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00010.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00012.html