medium6.9
CVE-2008-4973
i2myspell in myspell 3.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) /tmp/i2my#####.1 and (2) /tmp/i2my#####.2 temporary files.
Impact
i2myspell in myspell 3.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) /tmp/i2my#####.1 and (2) /tmp/i2my#####.2 temporary files.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian | Myspell | Version 3.1 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://bugs.debian.org/496392
- http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/myspell-tools
- http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30929
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44830
- http://bugs.debian.org/496392
- http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/myspell-tools
- http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30929
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44830