CVE-2001-1593
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Apr 5, 2014
- Updated
- Aug 8, 2024
- Reserved
- Feb 5, 2014
Description
The tempname_ensure function in lib/routines.h in a2ps 4.14 and earlier, as used by the spy_user function and possibly other functions, allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=737385
- http://pkgs.fedoraproject.org/cgit/a2ps.git/plain/a2ps-4.13-security.patch
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1060630
- [oss-security] 20140204 Re: CVE request: a2ps insecure temporary file usemailing-list
- [oss-security] 20140205 Re: CVE request: a2ps insecure temporary file usemailing-list
- DSA-2892vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20140205 Re: CVE request: a2ps insecure temporary file usemailing-list
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