CVE-2008-4979

getipacctg in rancid 2.3.2~a8 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) /tmp/ipacct.#####.prefixes, (2) /tmp/ipacct.#####.sorted, (3) /tmp/ipacct.#####.pl, and (4) /tmp/ipacct.##### temporary files.

🔗 References (14)

• cve@mitrehttp://bugs.debian.org/496426
• cve@mitrehttp://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/rancid-util
• cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/32588
• cve@mitrehttp://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
• cve@mitrehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
• cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30954
• cve@mitrehttps://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugs.debian.org/496426
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/rancid-util
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/32588
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30954
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770