CVE-2008-4940

Description

xmlfile.py in aptoncd 0.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/aptoncd temporary file.

Affected Platforms

Weakness Type

CWE-59

References

• http://bugs.debian.org/496390
• http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/aptoncd
• http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30882
• https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770