expn in the am-utils and net-fs packages for Gentoo, rPath Linux, and other distributions, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the expn[PID] temporary file.  NOTE: this is the same issue as CVE-2003-0308.1.
                
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| Type | Values Removed | Values Added | 
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| References | () http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=210158 - Exploit | |
| References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/29144 - Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/29187 - Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/29694 - Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/33400 - Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0088 - | |
| References | () http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200804-09.xml - | |
| References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488931/100/0/threaded - | |
| References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28044 - | |
| References | () https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2255 - | |
| References | () https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg00273.html - | 
Information
                Published : 2008-02-29 02:44
Updated : 2025-04-09 00:30
NVD link : CVE-2008-1078
Mitre link : CVE-2008-1078
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2008-1078
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Products Affected
                rpath
- rpath_linux
gentoo
- linux
CWE
                
                    
                        
                        CWE-59
                        
            Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
