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CVE-2008-1796 (GCVE-0-2008-1796)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-04-15 17:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 08:32
VLAI
Summary
Comix 3.6.4 creates temporary directories with predictable names, which allows local users to cause an unspecified denial of service.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-29.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-an… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-an… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
http://secunia.com/advisories/29956 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
Date Public
2008-04-09 00:00
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