medium6.9
CVE-2008-4988
pscal in xcal 4.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/pscal##### temporary file.
Impact
pscal in xcal 4.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/pscal##### temporary file.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Lars Bahner | Xcal | Version 4.1 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://bugs.debian.org/496393
- http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/xcal
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
- http://bugs.debian.org/496393
- http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/xcal
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770