CVE - CVE-2008-4997

CVE-ID
CVE-2008-4997	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
DISPUTED dfxml-invoice in datafreedom-perl 0.1.7 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/zenity temporary file. NOTE: the vendor disputes this vulnerability, stating that the vector is solely "an EXAMPLE used in the manpage."
References
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MISC:http://bugs.debian.org/496429 MISC:http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/datafreedom-perl MISC:https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770 MLIST:[oss-security] 20081030 CVE requests: tempfile issues for aview, mgetty, openoffice, crossfire URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20081107	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20081107)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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