CVE-2008-4955
freevo 1.8.1 - Arbitrary File Overwrite via Symlink Attack on Temporary Files
Title source: llmDescription
freevo.real in freevo 1.8.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) /tmp/*-#####.pid, (2) /tmp/freevo-gdb, (3) /tmp/freevo-gdb.sh, and (4) /tmp/*.stats temporary files. NOTE: this issue is only a vulnerability when a verbose debug mode is activated by modifying source code.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Issue Tracking x_refsource_misc
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
Issue Tracking x_refsource_misc
http://bugs.debian.org/496373
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
Exploit x_refsource_misc
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/freevo
Scores
EPSS
0.0035
EPSS Percentile
26.7%
Details
CWE
CWE-59
Status
published
Products (1)
duncan_webb/freevo
1.8.1
Published
Nov 05, 2008
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026