CVE-2008-4639

Description

jhead.c in Matthias Wandel jhead 2.84 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

Affected Platforms

Weakness Type

CWE-59, NVD-CWE-noinfo

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/15/5
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/15/6
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/16/3
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/06/5
• https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jhead/+bug/271020
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/15/5