CVE-2008-1901

NameCVE-2008-1901
Descriptionaptlinex before 0.91 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the gambas-apt.lock temporary file.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs476588

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
aptlinexsource(unstable)0.91-1medium476588

Notes

code execution via /tmp/gambas-apt-exec is also possible, maintainer confirmed this

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