CVE-2008-4987

xastir 1.9.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (a) /tmp/ldconfig.tmp, (b) /tmp/ldconf.tmp, and (c) /tmp/ld.so.conf temporary files, related to the (1) get-maptools.sh and (2) get_shapelib.sh scripts.

🔗 References (24)

• cve@mitrehttp://bugs.debian.org/496383
• cve@mitrehttp://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/xastir
• cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/31677
• cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/31771
• 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/31030
• cve@mitrehttps://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
• cve@mitrehttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=460429
• cve@mitrehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44920
• cve@mitrehttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00199.html
• cve@mitrehttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00307.html
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugs.debian.org/496383
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/xastir
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/31677