CVE-2008-6397 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2008-6397

rlatex in AlcoveBook sgml2x 1.0.0 allows local users to overwrite...

Vulnerability Description

rlatex in AlcoveBook sgml2x 1.0.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

Impact Analysis

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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

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

sgml2x
Vulnerable Versions:
1.0.0

Timeline

Official Publish: March 4th, 2009
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.