# CVE-2008-3791: src/main-win.c in GPicView 0.1.9 in Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment (LXDE) allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2008-09-03 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

src/main-win.c in GPicView 0.1.9 in Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment (LXDE) allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/rot.jpg temporary file.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=495968
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/26/10
- http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=2019481&group_id=180858&atid=894869
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/25/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/26/5
- http://lxde.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/lxde?view=rev&sortby=date&revision=845

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