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CVE-2008-4966

linux-patch-openswan 2.4.12 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/snap##### and (b) /tmp/nightly##### temporary files, related to the (1) maysnap and (2) maytest scripts.

Published

2008-11-06T15:55:51.793

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.9 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

Exploitability Score

3.4

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-59

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	openswan	linux-patch-openswan	2.4.12	Yes

References

http://bugs.debian.org/496376 ([email protected])
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/linux-patch-openswan Exploit ([email protected])
http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30918 ([email protected])
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44823 ([email protected])
http://bugs.debian.org/496376 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/linux-patch-openswan Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt (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/30918 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44823 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)