6.9

CVE-2008-4973

Exploit
i2myspell in myspell 3.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) /tmp/i2my#####.1 and (2) /tmp/i2my#####.2 temporary files.
Daten sind bereitgestellt durch National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
Debian ≫ Myspell Version3.1
Zu dieser CVE wurde keine Warnung gefunden.
EPSS Metriken
Typ Quelle Score Percentile
EPSS FIRST.org 0.39% 0.306
CVSS Metriken
Quelle Base Score Exploit Score Impact Score Vector String
nvd@nist.gov 6.9 3.4 10
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
http://bugs.debian.org/496392
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/myspell-tools
Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30929
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44830