CVE-2008-4477

Description

alert.d/test.alert in mon 0.99.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the test.alert.log temporary file.

Affected Platforms

Weakness Type

CWE-59

References

• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496398
• http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/mon
• http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00312.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32183
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:214
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2