Link Following Affecting policyd-weight package, versions <0.1.14.17-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN13-POLICYDWEIGHT-5693158
  • published31 Mar 2008
  • disclosed31 Mar 2008

Introduced: 31 Mar 2008

CVE-2008-1569  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-59  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:13 policyd-weight to version 0.1.14.17-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream policyd-weight package and not the policyd-weight package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:13 relevant fixed versions and status.

policyd-weight 0.1.14 beta-16 and earlier allows local users to modify or delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files that are used when creating a socket.

CVSS Scores

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