Link Following Affecting txt2man package, versions <1.5.5-4.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-TXT2MAN-524707
  • published30 Sept 2013
  • disclosed30 Sept 2013

Introduced: 30 Sep 2013

CVE-2013-1444  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-59  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 txt2man to version 1.5.5-4.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream txt2man package and not the txt2man package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

A certain Debian patch for txt2man 1.5.5, as used in txt2man 1.5.5-2, 1.5.5-4, and others, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/2222.

CVSS Scores

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