| Name | CVE-2008-5141 |
| Description | flamethrower in flamethrower 0.1.8 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/multicast.tar.##### 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) |
| References | DSA-1676-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 506350 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| flamethrower (PTS) | bullseye | 0.1.8-6 | fixed |
| bookworm | 0.1.8-6.1 | fixed | |
| sid, trixie | 0.1.8-6.2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| flamethrower | source | etch | 0.1.8-1+etch1 | DSA-1676-1 | ||
| flamethrower | source | (unstable) | 0.1.8-2 | low | 506350 |