medium6.2
CVE-2008-4955
freevo.real in freevo 1.8.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) /tmp/*-#####.pid, (2) /tmp/freevo-gdb, (3) /tmp/freevo-…
Impact
freevo.real in freevo 1.8.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) /tmp/*-#####.pid, (2) /tmp/freevo-gdb, (3) /tmp/freevo-gdb.sh, and (4) /tmp/*.stats temporary files. NOTE: this issue is only a vulnerability when a verbose debug mode is activated by modifying source code.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Duncan Webb | Freevo | Version 1.8.1 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://bugs.debian.org/496373
- http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/freevo
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
- http://bugs.debian.org/496373
- http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/freevo
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770