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GHSA-P2G4-M5H8-5M4H

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 02:18 – Updated: 2022-05-17 02:18

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linux-patch-openswan 2.4.12 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/snap##### and (b) /tmp/nightly##### temporary files, related to the (1) maysnap and (2) maytest scripts.

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CVE-2008-4966 (GCVE-0-2008-4966)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-11-06 11:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 10:31

Summary

Severity ?

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

mitre

References

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	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30918	vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
	https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770	x_refsource_CONFIRM
	http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt	x_refsource_MISC
	http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/li…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
	http://bugs.debian.org/496376	x_refsource_CONFIRM
	https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit…	vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

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GHSA-P2G4-M5H8-5M4H

CVE-2008-4966 (GCVE-0-2008-4966)

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