CVE-2004-1179

The debstd script in debmake 3.6.x before 3.6.10 and 3.7.x before 3.7.7 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary directories.

• How can I get the fixes?
• What do statuses mean?

References

• MITRE
• NVD
• Launchpad
• Debian

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

• USN-49-1
• debmake vulnerability
• 23 December 2004

Other references

• https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-1179