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Patrick J Cherry

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PT-2013-3140
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2013-09-30
Gnu · Txt2Man · CVE-2013-1444
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions** txt2man versions 1.5.5-2 through 1.5.5-4 **Description** The issue allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/2222. **Recommendations** For versions 1.5.5-2 through 1.5.5-4, consider restricting access to the /tmp directory to prevent symlink attacks until a patch is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.