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CVE-2008-5034 (GCVE-0-2008-5034)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-11-10 16:00 – Updated: 2024-09-17 03:27 Disputed
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Summary
master-filter in printfilters-ppd 2.13 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/filter.debug temporary file. NOTE: the vendor disputes this vulnerability, stating 'this package does not have " possibility of attack with the help of symlinks"'
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