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CVE-2008-4973

i2myspell in myspell 3.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) /tmp/i2my#####.1 and (2) /tmp/i2my#####

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Summary

i2myspell in myspell 3.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) /tmp/i2my#####.1 and (2) /tmp/i2my#####.2 temporary files.

Timeline

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Affected versions

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    Version range not reported

References 7

dev.gentoo.org

openwall.com

bugs.gentoo.org

securityfocus.com

bugs.debian.org

uvw.ru

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com