CVE-2008-4936

Publication date 5 November 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024

Description

faxspool in mgetty 1.1.36 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/faxsp.##### temporary file.

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
mgetty	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
	6.06 LTS dapper	Ignored end of life