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CVE-2008-2266


uulib/uunconc.c in UUDeview 0.5.20, as used in nzbget before 0.3.0 and possibly other products, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary filename generated by the tempnam function. NOTE: this may be a CVE-2004-2265 regression.


Published

2008-05-16T12:54:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.4 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

3.4

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-59

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application nzbget nzbget ≤ 0.2.2 Yes
Application nzbget nzbget 0.1.0a Yes
Application nzbget nzbget 0.1.1 Yes
Application nzbget nzbget 0.1.2 Yes
Application nzbget nzbget 0.2.0 Yes
Application nzbget nzbget 0.2.1 Yes
Application uudeview uudeview 0.5.20 Yes

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