Vulnerability CVE-2008-0806
Published: 2008-02-18   Modified: 2012-02-12

Description:
wyrd 1.4.3b allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the wyrd-tmp.[USERID] temporary file.

Type:

CWE-59

 (Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following'))

CVSS2 => (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
3.6/10
4.9/10
3.9/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Local
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
Partial
None
Affected software
Paul pelzl -> WYRD 

 References:
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27848
http://secunia.com/advisories/29009
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=466382
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00841.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00825.html
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=433719
http://secunia.com/advisories/29113
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