CVE-2001-1593 (GCVE-0-2001-1593)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2014-04-05 21:00 – Updated: 2024-08-08 04:58
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Summary
The tempname_ensure function in lib/routines.h in a2ps 4.14 and earlier, as used by the spy_user function and possibly other functions, allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.
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