PT-2008-6292 · Docvert · Docvert

Published 2008-11-18 · Updated 2017-08-08 · CVE-2008-5147

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.9

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions docvert version 2.4

Description The issue allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/outer.odt temporary file. This is related to the test-pipe-to-pyodconverter.org.sh script.

Recommendations For docvert version 2.4, consider restricting access to the test-pipe-to-pyodconverter.org.sh script until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the script that utilizes the /tmp/outer.odt temporary file to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Link Following

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-59

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-5147

Affected Products

Docvert

References · 5

• 🔥 http://uvw.ru/report.sid.txt · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5147 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/32418 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46713 · Note
• http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00347.html · Note