CVE-2008-4085

plaiter in Plait before 1.6 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) cut.$$, (2) head.$$, (3) awk.$$, and (4) ps.$$ temporary files in /tmp/.

🔗 References (16)

• cve@mitrehttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496381
• cve@mitrehttp://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/plait
• cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/31617
• cve@mitrehttp://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=147849&release_id=623154
• cve@mitrehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
• cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30928
• cve@mitrehttps://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
• cve@mitrehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44786
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496381
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/plait
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/31617
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=147849&release_id=623154
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30928
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770