PT-2009-1869 · Loy · Sgml2X

Dmitry E. Oboukhov · Published 2009-03-04 · Updated 2017-08-17 · CVE-2008-6397

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.4

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: sgml2x version 1.0.0

Description: The issue allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

Recommendations: For sgml2x version 1.0.0, consider restricting access to temporary files to prevent a symlink attack until a patch is available.

Fix

Link Following

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-59

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-6397

Affected Products

Sgml2X

References · 8

• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-6397 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-6397 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-6397 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-6397 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00312.html · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44879 · Note
• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496368 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/30963 · Note