CVE-2008-4935 - asciiview in aview 1.3.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/aview#####.pgm temporary file

MEDIUM

asciiview in aview 1.3.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/aview#####.pgm temporary file

Published Nov 5, 2008

6.9

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 0.40%

asciiview in aview 1.3.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/aview#####.pgm temporary file.

No remediation recorded yet.

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-59

Link	Providers	Tags
http://bugs.debian.org/496422		x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/aview		x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/33139		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-14.xml		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2		mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30885		vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://bugs.gentoo.org/235808		x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770		x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44837		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Nov 5, 2008

Updated Aug 7, 2024

Reserved Nov 5, 2008

Updated n/a

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Severity n/a

Public date n/a