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CVE-2008-4936 Detail

Current Description

faxspool in mgetty 1.1.36 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/faxsp.##### temporary file.


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Vendor Statements (disclaimer)

Official Statement from Red Hat (11/06/2008)

Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of mgetty as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, or 5, as they include patch that resolves this issue.

Official Statement from Mandriva (12/09/2008)

This issue was fixed on May 5, 2003 for all Mandriva Linux products.

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Hyperlink Resource
http://bugs.debian.org/496403
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/mgetty-fax Exploit 
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-08.xml
http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30927
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235806
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44833

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-4936
NVD Published Date:
11/05/2008
NVD Last Modified:
08/07/2017
Source:
MITRE