Link Following Affecting arb package, versions <0.0.20071207.1-6


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN10-ARB-265073
  • published8 Dec 2008
  • disclosed8 Dec 2008

Introduced: 8 Dec 2008

CVE-2008-5378  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-59  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:10 arb to version 0.0.20071207.1-6 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream arb package and not the arb package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

arb-kill in arb 0.0.20071207.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/arb_pids_*_* temporary file.

CVSS Scores

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