ghsa-9r8x-j9wv-wvqv
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-17 02:18
Modified
2022-05-17 02:18
Details

faxspool in mgetty 1.1.36 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/faxsp.##### temporary file.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2008-4936"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-59"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2008-11-05T15:00:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "faxspool in mgetty 1.1.36 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/faxsp.##### temporary file.",
  "id": "GHSA-9r8x-j9wv-wvqv",
  "modified": "2022-05-17T02:18:33Z",
  "published": "2022-05-17T02:18:33Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4936"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235806"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44833"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://bugs.debian.org/496403"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/mgetty-fax"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/33051"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-08.xml"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30927"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
}


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