Description
genmsgidx in Tiger 3.2.2 allows local users to overwrite or delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | tiger | 1:3.2.2-4 | — |
| Debian 13 | tiger | 1:3.2.2-4 | — |
| Debian 12 | tiger | 1:3.2.2-4 | — |
References
- 30876 vdb-entry
- [oss-security] 20081030 CVE requests: tempfile issues for aview, mgetty, openoffice, crossfire mailing-list
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
- http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/tiger
- http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
- 31659 third-party-advisory
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496415
- tiger-genmsgidx-symlink(44732) vdb-entry