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CVE-2008-4950
Published: Nov 5, 2008
Modified: Sep 17, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
gccross in dpkg-cross 2.3.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the tmp/gccross2.log temporary file. NOTE: the vendor disputes this vulnerability, stating that "There is no sense in this bug - the script ... is called under specific cross-building environments within a chroot.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/dpkg-cross
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[oss-security] 20081030 CVE requests: tempfile issues for aview, mgetty, openoffice, crossfire
mailing-list
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https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
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http://bugs.debian.org/496413
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