CVE-2008-2958 (GCVE-0-2008-2958)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-07-01 22:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 09:21
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Summary
Race condition in (1) checkinstall 1.6.1 and (2) installwatch allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and have other impacts via symlink and possibly other attacks on temporary working directories.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
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Date Public
2008-06-26 00:00
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