Description
bash-doc 3.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/cb#####.? temporary file, related to the (1) aliasconv.sh, (2) aliasconv.bash, and (3) cshtobash scripts.
References (10)
Core 10
Core References
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/43365
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0414
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/51086
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32733
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:004
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1073.html
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00347.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201210-05.xml
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://uvw.ru/report.sid.txt
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0261.html
Scores
EPSS
0.0034
EPSS Percentile
25.5%
Details
CWE
CWE-59
Status
published
Products (1)
matthias_klose/bash-doc
3.2
Published
Dec 08, 2008
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026