CVE-2008-2958

Race condition in (1) checkinstall 1.6.1 and (2) installwatch allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and have other impacts via symlink and possibly other attacks on temporary working directories.
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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:checkinstall:checkinstall:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2008-07-01 15:41

Updated : 2017-08-07 18:31


NVD link : CVE-2008-2958

Mitre link : CVE-2008-2958


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CWE
CWE-362

Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

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Products Affected

checkinstall

  • checkinstall