PT-2008-3334 · Comix · Comix

Published 2008-04-15 · Updated 2017-08-08 · CVE-2008-1796

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.9

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Comix version 3.6.4

Description The issue allows local users to cause an unspecified denial of service by exploiting the predictable names of temporary directories created by the software.

Recommendations For version 3.6.4, consider updating to a newer version that addresses this issue, if available. As a temporary workaround, restrict access to the temporary directory creation functionality to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-1796

Affected Products

Comix

References · 6

• https://redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00171.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00183.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1796 · Security Note
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-29.xml · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41854 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29956 · Note