CVE-2010-4337 (GCVE-0-2010-4337)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2011-01-14 22:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 03:43
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Summary
The configure script in gnash 0.8.8 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) /tmp/gnash-configure-errors.$$, (2) /tmp/gnash-configure-warnings.$$, or (3) /tmp/gnash-configure-recommended.$$ files.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45102 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://secunia.com/advisories/42416 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2435 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
http://www.osvdb.org/69533 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=605419 x_refsource_MISC
http://secunia.com/advisories/48466 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
Date Public
2010-11-29 00:00
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