# CVE-2008-0806: wyrd 1.4.3b allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the wyrd-tmp.\[USERID\] temporary file.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2008-02-18 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

wyrd 1.4.3b allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the wyrd-tmp.[USERID] temporary file.

## What to do

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/29113
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29009
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27848
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=466382
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00825.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00841.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=433719

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