CVE-2008-4936
First published: Wed Nov 05 2008(Updated: )
faxspool in mgetty 1.1.36 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/faxsp.##### temporary file.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Gert Doering Mgetty | =1.1.36 |
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Reference Links
- http://bugs.debian.org/496403
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235806
- http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/mgetty-fax
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33051
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-08.xml
- http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30927
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44833
- collector/nvd-historical
- collector/nvd-index
- agent/author
- agent/references
- agent/weakness
- agent/severity
- agent/type
- agent/event
- agent/description
- agent/first-publish-date
- agent/softwarecombine
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/tags
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- vendor/gert doering
- canonical/gert doering mgetty
- version/gert doering mgetty/1.1.36