CVE-2008-4946
convirt 0.8.2 - Arbitrary File Overwrite via Symlink Attack on /tmp/set_output
Title source: llmDescription
convirt 0.8.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/set_output temporary file, related to the (1) _template_/provision.sh, (2) Linux_CD_Install/provision.sh, (3) Fedora_PV_Install/provision.sh, (4) CentOS_PV_Install/provision.sh, (5) common/provision.sh, (6) example/provision.sh, and (7) Windows_CD_Install/provision.sh scripts in image_store/.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
Exploit x_refsource_confirm
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/convirt
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
http://bugs.debian.org/496419
Scores
EPSS
0.0041
EPSS Percentile
32.3%
Details
CWE
CWE-59
Status
published
Products (1)
convirture/convirt
0.8.2
Published
Nov 05, 2008
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026