CVE-2008-4085

plaiter in Plait before 1.6 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on 1 cut.$$, 2 head.$$, 3 awk.$$, and 4 ps.$$ temporary files in /tmp/...

CVE-2008-4085

Plaiter (Plait) before 1.6 is affected by a local file overwrite vulnerability. The issue arises from a symlink attack on temporary files in /tmp (cut.$$, head.$$, awk.$$, ps.$$), allowing local users to overwrite arbitrary files. The root cause is unsafe handling of temporary filenames leading t...

CVE-2008-4085

plaiter in Plait before 1.6 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on 1 cut.$$, 2 head.$$, 3 awk.$$, and 4 ps.$$ temporary files in /tmp/...