CVE-2008-4108

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-4108
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-09-18 17:59:00 UTC
Updated2017-08-08 01:32:00 UTC
DescriptionTools/faqwiz/move-faqwiz.sh (aka the generic FAQ wizard moving tool) in Python 2.4.5 might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a tmp$RANDOM.tmp temporary file. NOTE: there may not be common usage scenarios in which tmp$RANDOM.tmp is located in an untrusted directory.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-59

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Python Software Foundation Python 2.4.5 All All All
Application Python Software Foundation Python 2.4.5 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Python 'move-faqwiz.sh' Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
Python 'move-faqwiz.sh' Uses Unsafe Temporary Files That Let Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
'[oss-security] CVE Request (python)' - MARC MLIST marc.info
IBM X-Force Exchange XF exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Webmail - OVH VUPEN www.vupen.com
'Re: [oss-security] CVE Request (python)' - MARC MLIST marc.info
SecurityReason - python-2.3.4-5 Symbolic link attack possibility SREASON securityreason.com
#498899 - Unsecure use of temporary files - Debian Bug report logs CONFIRM bugs.debian.org
Bug 462326 – CVE-2008-4108 python: Generic FAQ wizard moving tool insecure auxiliary /tmp file usage (symlink attack possible) CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

OrganizationPublishedContributorStatement
Red Hat2009-03-13Tomas HogerNot vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of python as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, or 5.
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