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Low
CVE-2009-4193
Merkaartor 0.14 allows local users to append data to arbitrary...
Vulnerability Description
Merkaartor 0.14 allows local users to append data to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/merkaartor.log 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
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53486
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00870.html
- http://trac.openstreetmap.org/ticket/2320
- http://osvdb.org/58389
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=548546
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00869.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36529
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36897
Affected Vendor
merkaartor
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merkaartor
Vulnerable Versions:
0.14
Timeline
Official Publish:
December 3rd, 2009
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.