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CVE-2008-4957

find_flags in Kitware GCC-XML (gccxml) 0.9.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/*.cxx temporary

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Summary

find_flags in Kitware GCC-XML (gccxml) 0.9.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/*.cxx temporary file.

Timeline

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Affected versions

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References 5

bugs.debian.org

openwall.com

bugs.gentoo.org

dev.gentoo.org

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com