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Unscored CVE-2008-6398 EUVD-2008-6368GHSA-xr92-q26v-hcvr

sng_regress in SNG 1.0.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) /tmp/recompiled$$.png, (2) /tmp/de…

Published Mar 4, 2009 · Updated Aug 7, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Description

sng_regress in SNG 1.0.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) /tmp/recompiled$$.png, (2) /tmp/decompiled$$.sng, and (3) /tmp/canonicalized$$.sng 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.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 sng 1.0.2-6 —
Debian 13 sng 1.0.2-6 —
Debian 12 sng 1.0.2-6 —

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