CVE-2008-4936 | BDVDB-2026-33247 Detail
Description#
faxspool in mgetty 1.1.36 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/faxsp.##### temporary file.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235806
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44833
- http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
- http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/mgetty-fax
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33051
- http://bugs.debian.org/496403
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30927
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-08.xml
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.