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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2008-5137: TkMan: Insecure temporary file usage

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2008-5137: TkMan: Insecure temporary file usage

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
11/18/2008
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
10/30/2017

Description

tkman in tkman 2.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) /tmp/tkman##### or (2) /tmp/ll temporary file.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-app-text-tkman

References

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