FKIE_CVE-2008-2266

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-05-16 12:54 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:53
Severity
Summary
uulib/uunconc.c in UUDeview 0.5.20, as used in nzbget before 0.3.0 and possibly other products, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary filename generated by the tempnam function. NOTE: this may be a CVE-2004-2265 regression.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=480972
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/30171Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/31420Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-11.xml
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/05/14/10
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/05/30/1
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29211
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42407
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=480972
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/30171Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/31420Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-11.xml
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/05/14/10
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/05/30/1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29211
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42407
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
nzbget nzbget *
nzbget nzbget 0.1.0a
nzbget nzbget 0.1.1
nzbget nzbget 0.1.2
nzbget nzbget 0.2.0
nzbget nzbget 0.2.1
uudeview uudeview 0.5.20
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