# CVE-2013-3368: bin/rt in Request Tracker (RT) 3.8.x before 3.8.17 and 4.0.x before 4.0.13 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink att

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2013-08-23 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

bin/rt in Request Tracker (RT) 3.8.x before 3.8.17 and 4.0.x before 4.0.13 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file with predictable name.

## 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://lists.bestpractical.com/pipermail/rt-announce/2013-May/000228.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/93612
- http://lists.bestpractical.com/pipermail/rt-announce/2013-May/000226.html
- http://lists.bestpractical.com/pipermail/rt-announce/2013-May/000227.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/53505
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2670
- http://secunia.com/advisories/53522

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