CVE-2009-1962
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Jun 6, 2009
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Jun 6, 2009
Description
Xfig, possibly 3.2.5, allows local users to read and write arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) xfig-eps[PID], (2) xfig-pic[PID].pix, (3) xfig-pic[PID].err, (4) xfig-pcx[PID].pix, (5) xfig-xfigrc[PID], (6) xfig[PID], (7) xfig-print[PID], (8) xfig-export[PID].err, (9) xfig-batch[PID], (10) xfig-exp[PID], or (11) xfig-spell.[PID] temporary files, where [PID] is a process ID.
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
- xfig-temp-symlink(49600)vdb-entry
- MDVSA-2009:244vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20090401 CVE id rquest: xfig insecure tmp filesmailing-list
- 35320third-party-advisory
- 34328vdb-entry
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