CVE-2004-0996

Description

main.c in cscope 15-4 and 15-5 creates temporary files with predictable filenames, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

Affected Platforms

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References

• http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306172
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2007/Jul/msg00004.html
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110133485519690&w=2
• http://secunia.com/advisories/26235
• http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-610
• http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200412-11.xml