FKIE_CVE-2008-4108
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-09-18 17:59 - Updated: 2025-04-09 00:30
Severity ?
Summary
Tools/faqwiz/move-faqwiz.sh (aka the generic FAQ wizard moving tool) in Python 2.4.5 might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a tmp$RANDOM.tmp temporary file. NOTE: there may not be common usage scenarios in which tmp$RANDOM.tmp is located in an untrusted directory.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| python_software_foundation | python | 2.4.5 |
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Sightings
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Nomenclature
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- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
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