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CVE-2008-4440

The to-upgrade plugin in feta 1.4.16 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink on the (1) /tmp/feta.install.$USER and (2) /tmp/feta.avail.$USER temporary files.

Published

2008-10-03T22:22:45.320

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.2 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-59

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	debian	feta	*	Yes

References

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496397 ([email protected])
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/feta ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/32155 ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1643 ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30899 ([email protected])
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770 ([email protected])
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496397 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/feta (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/32155 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1643 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30899 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)