Unscored CVE-2006-1892 EUVD-2006-1892GHSA-j8hj-2hw6-6wg4

avast! 4 Linux Home Edition 1.0.5 allows local users to modify permissions of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/_avast4_ tem…

Published Apr 20, 2006 · Updated Aug 7, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Description

avast! 4 Linux Home Edition 1.0.5 allows local users to modify permissions of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/_avast4_ temporary directory.

References

20060414 Avast Linux Home Edition (vulnerability on a temporary folder creation) mailing-list
ADV-2006-1387 vdb-entry
712 third-party-advisory
17535 vdb-entry
19683 third-party-advisory
764 third-party-advisory