| Name | CVE-2008-4935 |
| Description | asciiview in aview 1.3.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/aview#####.pgm temporary file. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 496422 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| aview (PTS) | bullseye | 1.3.0rc1-9 | fixed |
| bookworm | 1.3.0rc1-9.1 | fixed |
| sid | 1.3.0rc1-9.2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| aview | source | (unstable) | 1.3.0rc1-8.1 | low | | 496422 |
Notes
[etch] - aview <no-dsa> (Minor issue)