plaiter in Plait before 1.6 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) cut.$$, (2) head.$$, (3) awk.$$, and (4) ps.$$ temporary files in /tmp/.
                
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| References | () http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496381 - | |
| References | () http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/plait - | |
| References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/31617 - Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=147849&release_id=623154 - Patch | |
| References | () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2 - | |
| References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30928 - | |
| References | () https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770 - | |
| References | () https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44786 - | 
Information
                Published : 2008-09-15 17:12
Updated : 2025-04-09 00:30
NVD link : CVE-2008-4085
Mitre link : CVE-2008-4085
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2008-4085
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Products Affected
                stephenjungels
- plait
CWE
                
                    
                        
                        CWE-59
                        
            Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
