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FKIE_CVE-2008-4477

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-10-08 00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:57
Severity
Summary
alert.d/test.alert in mon 0.99.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the test.alert.log temporary file.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496398
cve@mitre.orghttp://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/mon
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00312.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/32183
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:214
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31597
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.us.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1648
cve@mitre.orghttps://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45738
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496398
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/mon
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00312.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/32183
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:214
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31597
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.us.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1648
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45738
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
jim_trocki mon 0.99.2
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