CVE-2008-1694

vcdiff in Emacs 20.7 to 22.1.50, when used with SCCS, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:21.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:21.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:21.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:21.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:sccs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 00:45

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=216880 - () http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=216880 -
References () http://secunia.com/advisories/29905 - () http://secunia.com/advisories/29905 -
References () http://secunia.com/advisories/29926 - () http://secunia.com/advisories/29926 -
References () http://secunia.com/advisories/30109 - () http://secunia.com/advisories/30109 -
References () http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:096 - () http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:096 -
References () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28857 - () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28857 -
References () http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019909 - () http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019909 -
References () http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1309/references - () http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1309/references -
References () http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1310/references - () http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1310/references -
References () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=208483 - () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=208483 -
References () https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41906 - () https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41906 -
References () https://usn.ubuntu.com/607-1/ - () https://usn.ubuntu.com/607-1/ -

Information

Published : 2008-04-22 04:41

Updated : 2024-11-21 00:45


NVD link : CVE-2008-1694

Mitre link : CVE-2008-1694

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2008-1694


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Products Affected

gnu

  • sccs
  • emacs
CWE
CWE-59

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')