# CVE-2006-1695: The fbgs script in the fbi package 2.01-1.4, when the TMPDIR environment variable is not defined, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2006-04-11 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The fbgs script in the fbi package 2.01-1.4, when the TMPDIR environment variable is not defined, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files in /var/tmp/fbps-[PID].

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## References

- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1281
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1068
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25729
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17436
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20166
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21459
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_19_sr.html
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200604-13.xml
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=361370
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19559
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19766

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