# CVE-2011-5146: Bokken before 1.6 and 1.5-x before 1.5-3 for Debian allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/graph.dot.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-08-31 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Bokken before 1.6 and 1.5-x before 1.5-3 for Debian allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/graph.dot.

## 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://inguma.eu/projects/bokken/repository/revisions/56894084b0ec
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=651931
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47252
- http://www.osvdb.org/77700
- http://ingumadev.blogspot.com/2012/01/bokken-16-is-more-stable-and-easier-to.html

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