CVE-2008-4957

Description

find_flags in Kitware GCC-XML (gccxml) 0.9.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/*.cxx temporary file.

Affected Platforms

Weakness Type

CWE-59

References

• http://bugs.debian.org/496391
• http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/gccxml
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
• https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46408
• http://bugs.debian.org/496391