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CVE-2008-4983
Published: Nov 6, 2008
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
[oss-security] 20081030 CVE requests: tempfile issues for aview, mgetty, openoffice, crossfire
mailing-list
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30968
vdb-entry
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https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
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http://bugs.debian.org/496414
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http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/scilab-bin
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scilabbin-multiple-symlink(44883)
vdb-entry
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33630
third-party-advisory
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GLSA-200901-14
vendor-advisory
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