CVE-2008-4940

Publication date 5 November 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024

Description

xmlfile.py in aptoncd 0.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/aptoncd temporary file.

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
aptoncd	9.10 karmic	Not affected
	9.04 jaunty	Not affected
	8.10 intrepid	Not affected
	8.04 LTS hardy	Not affected
	7.10 gutsy	Ignored end of life, was needs-triage
	6.06 LTS dapper	Not in release

Debian's package is different than Ubuntu's, and looks like it may still be vulnerable