Link Following Affecting texinfo package, versions <4.8-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (31st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN9-TEXINFO-269126
  • published21 Sept 2005
  • disclosed21 Sept 2005

Introduced: 21 Sep 2005

CVE-2005-3011  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-59  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:9 texinfo to version 4.8-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream texinfo package and not the texinfo package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

The sort_offline function for texindex in texinfo 4.8 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

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