CVE-2008-5141
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Nov 18, 2008
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Nov 18, 2008
Description
flamethrower in flamethrower 0.1.8 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/multicast.tar.##### 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
- DSA-1676vendor-advisory
- 32386vdb-entry
- 32891third-party-advisory
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=506350
- flamethrower-flamethrower-symlink(46717)vdb-entry
- 32961third-party-advisory
- [debian-devel] 20080811 Re: Possible mass bug filing: The possibility of attack with the help of symlinks in some Debian packagesmailing-list
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