CVE-2008-2958 (GCVE-0-2008-2958)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-07-01 22:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 09:21
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Race condition in (1) checkinstall 1.6.1 and (2) installwatch allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and have other impacts via symlink and possibly other attacks on temporary working directories.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/30873 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
| http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=488140 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/secure-t… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Date Public
2008-06-26 00:00
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