sympa.pl in sympa 5.3.4 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/sympa_aliases.$$ temporary file. NOTE: wwsympa.fcgi was also reported, but the issue occurred in a dead function, so it is not a vulnerability.
References
Configurations
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Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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References | () http://bugs.debian.org/496405 - | |
References | () http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=494969 - | |
References | () http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/sympa - | |
References | () http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00312.html - | |
References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/31458 - Vendor Advisory | |
References | () http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt - | |
References | () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2 - | |
References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30727 - | |
References | () https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770 - | |
References | () https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44499 - |
Information
Published : 2008-10-07 21:11
Updated : 2024-11-21 00:51
NVD link : CVE-2008-4476
Mitre link : CVE-2008-4476
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2008-4476
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Products Affected
sympa
- sympa
CWE
CWE-59
Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')