PT-2008-5411 · Python+1 · Python+2

Jan Lieskovsky · Published 2008-09-18 · Updated 2017-08-08 · CVE-2008-4108

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 move-faqwiz.sh (aka the generic FAQ wizard moving tool) in Python 2.4.5

Description The issue allows local users to potentially overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file named tmp$RANDOM.tmp. It is noted that there may not be common usage scenarios where tmp$RANDOM.tmp is located in an untrusted directory.

Recommendations For move-faqwiz.sh in Python 2.4.5, consider restricting access to the tmp directory to prevent symlink attacks on the tmp$RANDOM.tmp temporary file until a more permanent solution is available.

Fix

Link Following

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-59

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-4108

Affected Products

Debian

Python

Move-Faqwiz.Sh

References · 16

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4108 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-4108 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/python-defaults · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-4108 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4108 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4108 · Vendor Advisory
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2659 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=122152861617434&w=2 · Note
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4274 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45161 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=122148330903513&w=2 · Note
• https://packages.debian.org/src:python-defaults · Note
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=462326 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/31184 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1020904 · Note