CVE-2006-1892

Summary

CVECVE-2006-1892
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2006-04-20 10:02:00 UTC
Updated2018-10-18 16:37:00 UTC
Descriptionavast! 4 Linux Home Edition 1.0.5 allows local users to modify permissions of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/_avast4_ temporary directory.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Alwil Avast Antivirus 1.0.5 All home All
Application Alwil Avast Antivirus 1.0.5 All home All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
SecurityFocus BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com
SecurityReason SREASON securityreason.com
Avast! Linux Home Edition Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Exploit
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH VUPEN www.vupen.com
SecurityReason - Avast Linux Home Edition (vulnerability on a temporary folder creation) SREASON securityreason.com
avast! Insecure Temporary File Creation - Advisories - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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