CVE-2008-4973
myspell 3.1 - Arbitrary File Overwrite via Symlink Attack on Temporary Files
Title source: llmDescription
i2myspell in myspell 3.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) /tmp/i2my#####.1 and (2) /tmp/i2my#####.2 temporary files.
References (7)
Core 7
Core References
Exploit x_refsource_confirm
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/myspell-tools
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30929
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
http://bugs.debian.org/496392
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44830
Scores
EPSS
0.0039
EPSS Percentile
30.7%
Details
CWE
CWE-59
Status
published
Products (1)
debian/myspell
3.1
Published
Nov 06, 2008
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026