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Unscored CVE-2008-5376 EUVD-2008-5353GHSA-6wgp-vx5w-7923

editcomment in crip 3.7 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/*.tag.tmp temporary file.

Published Dec 8, 2008 · Updated Sep 17, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Description

editcomment in crip 3.7 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/*.tag.tmp 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.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 crip 3.7-5 —
Debian 13 crip 3.7-5 —
Debian 12 crip 3.7-5 —

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