CVE-2008-5366

Published: Dec 8, 2008

Modified: Aug 7, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

The postinst script in ppp 2.4.4rel on Debian GNU/Linux allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) /tmp/probe-finished or (2) /tmp/ppp-errors temporary file.

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n/a	n/a	affected `n/a`

References

[debian-devel] 20080811 Re: Possible mass bug filing: The possibility of attack with the help of symlinks in some Debian packages

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CVE-2008-5366

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