medium6.9
CVE-2008-4982
rkhunter in rkhunter 1.3.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/rkhunter-debug temporary file.
Impact
rkhunter in rkhunter 1.3.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/rkhunter-debug temporary file. NOTE: this is probably a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-1270.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| John Horne | Rkhunter | Version 1.3.2 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://bugs.debian.org/496375
- http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/rkhunter
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235798
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46511
- http://bugs.debian.org/496375
- http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/rkhunter
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235798
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46511