CVE-2008-4191

Description

extract-table.pl in Emacspeak 26 and 28 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the extract-table.csv temporary file.

Affected Platforms

Weakness Type

CWE-59

References

• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496431
• http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/emacspeak
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31880
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32071
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31241