CVE-2008-4955

freevo.real in freevo 1.8.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) /tmp/*-#####.pid, (2) /tmp/freevo-gdb, (3) /tmp/freevo-gdb.sh, and (4) /tmp/*.stats temporary files. NOTE: this issue is only a vulnerability when a verbose debug mode is activated by modifying source code.

Link	Resource
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/freevo	Exploit
http://bugs.debian.org/496373
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:duncan_webb:freevo:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

---

Published : 2008-11-05 03:00

Updated : 2009-07-20 04:00

---

NVD link : CVE-2008-4955

Mitre link : CVE-2008-4955

No products.

CWE-59