CVE-2008-3927 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

genmsgidx in Tiger 3.2.2 allows local users to overwrite or delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00022.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Tiger	Tiger

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:tiger:tiger:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-3912	genmsgidx in Tiger 3.2.2 allows local users to overwrite or delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496415
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/tiger
http://secunia.com/advisories/31659
http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30876
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44732

History

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-09-04T18:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:00:41.123Z

Reserved: 2008-09-04T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-3927

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-09-04T18:41:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-3927

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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