CVE-2008-4966

Impact

linux-patch-openswan 2.4.12 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/snap##### and (b) /tmp/nightly##### temporary files, related to the (1) maysnap and (2) maytest scripts.

Affected products

Weakness classification

References

• NVD record
• CVE.org record
• http://bugs.debian.org/496376
• http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/linux-patch-openswan
• http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30918
• https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44823
• http://bugs.debian.org/496376
• http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/linux-patch-openswan
• http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30918
• https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44823