[USN-1979-1] txt2man

========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1979-1 September 30, 2013 txt2man vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: -...

CVE-2013-1444

A certain Debian patch for txt2man 1.5.5, as used in txt2man 1.5.5-2, 1.5.5-4, and others, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/2222...

CVE-2013-1444

CVE-2013-1444 affects txt2man; a Debian/Ubuntu patch issue leaves a local user capable of overwriting arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/2222. Affected packages include txt2man 1.5.5-2, 1.5.5-4 and related builds. The Debian/Ubuntu advisories describe the root cause as leftover debuggin...