Description
filters/any-UTF8 in konwert 1.8 allows local users to delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/any-##### 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 | konwert | 1.8-11.2 | — |
| Debian 13 | konwert | 1.8-11.2 | — |
| Debian 12 | konwert | 1.8-11.2 | — |
References
- [oss-security] 20081030 CVE requests: tempfile issues for aview, mgetty, openoffice, crossfire mailing-list
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
- http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
- 30914 vdb-entry
- http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/konwert-filters
- konwertfilters-anyutf8-symlink(44821) vdb-entry
- http://bugs.debian.org/496379