CVE-2008-3927

Publication date 4 September 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Description

genmsgidx in Tiger 3.2.2 allows local users to overwrite or delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
tiger	11.10 oneiric	Not affected
	11.04 natty	Not affected
	10.10 maverick	Not affected
	10.04 LTS lucid	Not affected
	9.10 karmic	Not affected
	9.04 jaunty	Not affected
	8.10 intrepid	Not affected
	8.04 LTS hardy	Ignored end of life
	7.10 gutsy	Ignored end of life, was needed
	7.04 feisty	Ignored end of life, was needed
	6.06 LTS dapper	Ignored end of life

per Debian, the script is only used during build time