Link Following Affecting uudeview package, versions <0.5.20-3.1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN12-UUDEVIEW-1561715
  • published16 May 2008
  • disclosed16 May 2008

Introduced: 16 May 2008

CVE-2008-2266  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-59  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:12 uudeview to version 0.5.20-3.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream uudeview package and not the uudeview package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:12 relevant fixed versions and status.

uulib/uunconc.c in UUDeview 0.5.20, as used in nzbget before 0.3.0 and possibly other products, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary filename generated by the tempnam function. NOTE: this may be a CVE-2004-2265 regression.

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