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Status published
Medium
CVE-2008-5141
flamethrower in flamethrower 0.1.8 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary...
Vulnerability Description
flamethrower in flamethrower 0.1.8 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/multicast.tar.##### temporary file.
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://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1676
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32386
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32891
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=506350
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46717
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32961
- http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00285.html
Affected Vendor
dann frazier
View all reports →Affected Software
flamethrower
Vulnerable Versions:
0.1.8
Timeline
Official Publish:
November 18th, 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.