Description
asciiview in aview 1.3.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/aview#####.pgm temporary file.
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 | aview | 1.3.0rc1-8.1 | — |
| Debian 13 | aview | 1.3.0rc1-8.1 | — |
| Debian 12 | aview | 1.3.0rc1-8.1 | — |
References
- http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/aview
- GLSA-200812-14 vendor-advisory
- aview-asciiview-symlink(44837) vdb-entry
- [oss-security] 20081030 CVE requests: tempfile issues for aview, mgetty, openoffice, crossfire mailing-list
- 30885 vdb-entry
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
- http://bugs.debian.org/496422
- 33139 third-party-advisory
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/235808