CVE-2008-4108

Tools/faqwiz/move-faqwiz.sh (aka the generic FAQ wizard moving tool) in Python 2.4.5 might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a tmp$RANDOM.tmp temporary file. NOTE: there may not be common usage scenarios in which tmp$RANDOM.tmp is located in an untrusted directory.

Link	Resource
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=462326
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31184
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=498899
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=122152861617434&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=122148330903513&w=2
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4274
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020904
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2659
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45161

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:python_software_foundation:python:2.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Published : 2008-09-18 05:59

Updated : 2017-08-08 01:32

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NVD link : CVE-2008-4108

Mitre link : CVE-2008-4108

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