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Status published
Medium
CVE-2008-6398
sng_regress in SNG 1.0.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary...
Vulnerability Description
sng_regress in SNG 1.0.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) /tmp/recompiled$$.png, (2) /tmp/decompiled$$.sng, and (3) /tmp/canonicalized$$.sng 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
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Affected Vendor
eric raymond
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sng
Vulnerable Versions:
1.0.2
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.