# CVE-2008-3699: The MagnatuneBrowser::listDownloadComplete function in magnatunebrowser/magnatunebrowser.cpp in Amarok before 1.4.10 allows local users to o

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2008-08-14 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The MagnatuneBrowser::listDownloadComplete function in magnatunebrowser/magnatunebrowser.cpp in Amarok before 1.4.10 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the album_info.xml temporary file.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/32357
- http://websvn.kde.org/?view=rev&revision=846626
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31418
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:172
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-657-1
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=494765
- http://amarok.kde.org/en/releases/1/4/10
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00057.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2338
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31663
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-08.xml
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44399
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.455790
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30662
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00097.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31839

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