CVE-2008-4955

freevo.real in freevo 1.8.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) /tmp/*-#####.pid, (2) /tmp/freevo-gdb, (3) /tmp/freevo-gdb.sh, and (4) /tmp/*.stats temporary files. NOTE: this issue is only a vulnerability when a verbose debug mode is activated by modifying source code.

🔗 References (8)

• cve@mitrehttp://bugs.debian.org/496373
• cve@mitrehttp://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/freevo
• cve@mitrehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
• cve@mitrehttps://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugs.debian.org/496373
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/freevo
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770