Vulnerability Details CVE-2008-4997
dfxml-invoice in datafreedom-perl 0.1.7 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/zenity temporary file. NOTE: the vendor disputes this vulnerability, stating that the vector is solely "an EXAMPLE used in the manpage.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.0
EPSS Ranking 4.9%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 6.9
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/496429
- http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/datafreedom-perl
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
- http://bugs.debian.org/496429
- http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/datafreedom-perl
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
Products affected by CVE-2008-4997
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cpe:2.3:a:pilot-qof:datafreedom-perl:0.1.7