PT-2008-5257 · Tiger · Tiger

Robert Buchholz · Published 2008-09-04 · Updated 2017-08-08 · CVE-2008-3927

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Tiger version 3.2.2

Description The issue allows local users to overwrite or delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files, specifically exploiting genmsgidx.

Recommendations For Tiger version 3.2.2, consider restricting access to genmsgidx until a patch is available to prevent exploitation. As a temporary workaround, monitor and limit the creation of temporary files to minimize the risk of a symlink attack.

Fix

Link Following

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-59

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-3927

Affected Products

Tiger

References · 12

• http://secunia.com/advisories/31659 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-3927 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-3927 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3927 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3927 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/30876 · Note
• http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt · Note
• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496415 · Note
• http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/tiger · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2 · Note
• https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44732 · Note