CVE-2008-1694

vcdiff in Emacs 20.7 to 22.1.50, when used with SCCS, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:21.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:21.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:21.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:21.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:sccs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

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Information

Published : 2008-04-22 04:41

Updated : 2024-02-28 11:21


NVD link : CVE-2008-1694

Mitre link : CVE-2008-1694

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2008-1694


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Products Affected

gnu

  • sccs
  • emacs
CWE
CWE-59

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')