CVE-2008-4998 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Severity

69%

Complexity

34%

Confidentiality

165%

** DISPUTED ** postinst in twiki 4.1.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/twiki temporary file. NOTE: the vendor disputes this vulnerability, stating "this bug is invalid."

** DISPUTED ** postinst in twiki 4.1.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/twiki temporary file. NOTE: the vendor disputes this vulnerability, stating "this bug is invalid."

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 6.9. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: medium. CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C).

Overview

First reported 16 years ago

2008-11-07 19:36:00

Last updated 16 years ago

2008-11-10 05:00:00

Affected Software

TWiki 4.1.2

4.1.2

References

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=494648

[oss-security] 20081030 CVE requests: tempfile issues for aview, mgetty, openoffice, crossfire

https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770

https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235802

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