CVE-2008-6398

NameCVE-2008-6398
Descriptionsng_regress in SNG 1.0.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) /tmp/recompiled$$.png, (2) /tmp/decompiled$$.sng, and (3) /tmp/canonicalized$$.sng temporary files.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs496407

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
sng (PTS)buster1.1.0-1fixed
bookworm, bullseye, sid, trixie1.1.0-4fixed

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

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
sngsource(unstable)1.0.2-6unimportant496407
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