CVE-2008-2266 (GCVE-0-2008-2266)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-05-16 06:54 – Updated: 2024-08-07 08:58
VLAI?
Summary
uulib/uunconc.c in UUDeview 0.5.20, as used in nzbget before 0.3.0 and possibly other products, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary filename generated by the tempnam function. NOTE: this may be a CVE-2004-2265 regression.
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No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-11.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=480972 x_refsource_MISC
http://secunia.com/advisories/31420 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/30171 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/0… mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29211 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/05/30/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
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