| Name | CVE-2008-4108 |
| Description | Tools/faqwiz/move-faqwiz.sh (aka the generic FAQ wizard moving tool) in Python 2.4.5 might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a tmp$RANDOM.tmp temporary file. NOTE: there may not be common usage scenarios in which tmp$RANDOM.tmp is located in an untrusted directory. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 498899 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| python-defaults (PTS) | jessie | 2.7.9-1 | vulnerable |
| stretch | 2.7.13-2 | vulnerable |
| buster | 2.7.16-1 | vulnerable |
| bullseye | 2.7.18-3 | vulnerable |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| python-defaults | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | unimportant | | 498899 |
Notes
script is an example, which can be used by users