# CVE-2008-4108: Tools/faqwiz/move-faqwiz.sh (aka the generic FAQ wizard moving tool) in Python 2.4.5 might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files vi

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2008-09-18 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Tools/faqwiz/move-faqwiz.sh (aka the generic FAQ wizard moving tool) in Python 2.4.5 might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a tmp$RANDOM.tmp temporary file. NOTE: there may not be common usage scenarios in which tmp$RANDOM.tmp is located in an untrusted directory.

## 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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## References

- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4274
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31184
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45161
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020904
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2659
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=462326
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=122152861617434&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=122148330903513&w=2
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=498899

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