Vulnerability Database
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Total vulnerabilities in the database
CVE-2008-4936
faxspool in mgetty 1.1.36 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/faxsp.##### temporary file.
| Software | From | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| gert_doering / mgetty | 1.1.36 | 1.1.36.x |
- http://bugs.debian.org/496403
- http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/mgetty-fax
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33051
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-08.xml
- http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30927
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235806
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44833
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