CVE-2008-4935

NameCVE-2008-4935
Descriptionasciiview in aview 1.3.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/aview#####.pgm 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 Bugs496422

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
aview (PTS)buster, bullseye1.3.0rc1-9fixed
bookworm1.3.0rc1-9.1fixed
sid, trixie1.3.0rc1-9.2fixed

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

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
aviewsource(unstable)1.3.0rc1-8.1low496422

Notes

[etch] - aview <no-dsa> (Minor issue)

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