CVE-2008-5034
Published: 10 November 2008
** DISPUTED ** master-filter in printfilters-ppd 2.13 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/filter.debug temporary file. NOTE: the vendor disputes this vulnerability, stating 'this package does not have " possibility of attack with the help of symlinks"'.
Notes
Author | Note |
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mdeslaur | not exploitable |
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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printfilters-ppd Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
dapper |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
gutsy |
Ignored
(end of life, was needed)
|
|
hardy |
Ignored
|
|
intrepid |
Ignored
|
|
jaunty |
Ignored
|
|
karmic |
Ignored
|
|
upstream |
Ignored
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