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Status published
Medium
CVE-2008-2266
uulib/uunconc.c in UUDeview 0.5.20, as used in nzbget before 0.3.0...
Vulnerability Description
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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-11.xml
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=480972
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31420
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30171
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/05/14/10
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29211
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42407
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/05/30/1
Affected Vendor
nzbget
View all reports →Affected Software
nzbget, uudeview
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 0.1.0a, 0.1.1, 0.1.2, 0.2.0, 0.2.1, 0.5.20
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 16th, 2008
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.