CVE-2008-4108

Tools/faqwiz/move-faqwiz.sh (aka the generic FAQ wizard moving tool) in Python 2.4.5 might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a tmp$RANDOM.tmp temporary file. NOTE: there may not be common usage scenarios in which tmp$RANDOM.tmp is located in an untrusted directory.

🔗 References (18)

• cve@mitrehttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=498899
• cve@mitrehttp://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=122148330903513&w=2
• cve@mitrehttp://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=122152861617434&w=2
• cve@mitrehttp://securityreason.com/securityalert/4274
• cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31184
• cve@mitrehttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020904
• cve@mitrehttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2659
• cve@mitrehttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=462326
• cve@mitrehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45161
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=498899
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=122148330903513&w=2
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=122152861617434&w=2
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4274
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31184
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020904