fkie_cve-2008-4936
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2008-11-05 15:00
Modified
2025-04-09 00:30
Severity ?
Summary
faxspool in mgetty 1.1.36 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/faxsp.##### temporary file.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| gert_doering | mgetty | 1.1.36 |
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