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title: "CVE-2008-0673\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2008-0673

Publication date 12 February 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

TinTin++ 1.97.9 and WinTin++ 1.97.9 open files on the basis of an inbound
file-transfer request, before the user has an opportunity to decline the
request, which allows remote attackers to truncate arbitrary files in the
top level of a home directory.

## Status

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| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| tintin++ | 9.10 karmic | Fixed 1.97.9-2 |
| 9.04 jaunty | Fixed 1.97.9-2 |
| 8.10 intrepid | Fixed 1.97.9-2 |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Fixed 1.97.9-2 |
| 7.10 gutsy | Ignored end of life, was needed |
| 7.04 feisty | Ignored end of life, was needed |
| 6.10 edgy | Ignored end of life, was needed |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Ignored end of life |

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* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-0673)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0673)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2008-0673)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-0673)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-0673>