CVE-2008-4983

scilab-bin 4.1.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/SciLink#####1, (b) /tmp/SciLink#####2, (c) /tmp/SciLink#####3, (d) /tmp/*.#####, (e) /tmp/*.#####.res, (f) /tmp/*.#####.err, and (g) /tmp/*.#####.diff temporary files, related to the (1) scilink, (2) scidoc, and (3) scidem scripts.

🔗 References (18)

• cve@mitrehttp://bugs.debian.org/496414
• cve@mitrehttp://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/scilab-bin
• cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/33630
• cve@mitrehttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200901-14.xml
• 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/30968
• cve@mitrehttps://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
• cve@mitrehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44883
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugs.debian.org/496414
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/scilab-bin
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/33630
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200901-14.xml
• 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