Description
mirrorselect before 0.89 creates temporary files in a world-writable location with predictable file names, which allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200412-05.xml
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18382
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/13392/
Scores
EPSS
0.0038
EPSS Percentile
59.6%
Details
Status
published
Products (9)
gentoo/mirrorselect
0.80
gentoo/mirrorselect
0.81
gentoo/mirrorselect
0.82
gentoo/mirrorselect
0.83
gentoo/mirrorselect
0.84
gentoo/mirrorselect
0.85
gentoo/mirrorselect
0.86
gentoo/mirrorselect
0.87
gentoo/mirrorselect
0.88
Published
Jan 10, 2005
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026