FKIE_CVE-2013-1444

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2013-09-30 22:55 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:51
Severity
Summary
A certain Debian patch for txt2man 1.5.5, as used in txt2man 1.5.5-2, 1.5.5-4, and others, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/2222.
References
security@debian.orghttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=724614
security@debian.orghttp://osvdb.org/97769
security@debian.orghttp://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q3/660
security@debian.orghttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1979-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=724614
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://osvdb.org/97769
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q3/660
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1979-1
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
debian txt2man 1.5.5-2
debian txt2man 1.5.5-4
marc_vertes txt2man 1.5.5
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