CVE-2008-4476
sympa.pl in sympa 5.3.4 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/sympa_aliases.$$ temporary file. NOTE: wwsympa.fcgi was also reported, but the issue occurred in a dead function, so it is not a vulnerability.
| Software | From | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| sympa / sympa | 5.3.4 | 5.3.4.x |
- http://bugs.debian.org/496405
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=494969
- http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/sympa
- http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00312.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31458
- http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30727
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44499
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