dist 3.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/cil#####, (b) /tmp/pdo#####, and (c) /tmp/pdn##### temporary files, related to the (1) patcil and (2) patdiff scripts.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-11-05T14:51:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:31:28.285Z

Reserved: 2008-11-05T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-4949

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-11-05T15:00:15.163

Modified: 2017-08-08T01:33:00.937

Link: CVE-2008-4949

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