CVE-2008-4985

vdrleaktest in Video Disk Recorder (aka vdr-dbg or vdr) 1.6.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/memleaktest.log temporary file.

CVSS v2.0 6.9 MEDIUM

6.9^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

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

Exploitability : 3.4 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235827
http://bugs.debian.org/496421
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/vdr-dbg	Exploit
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt	Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44880

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:cadsoft:vdr:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2008-11-06 07:55

Updated : 2017-08-07 18:33

NVD link : CVE-2008-4985

Mitre link : CVE-2008-4985

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-59

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

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Products Affected

cadsoft

vdr

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