CVE-2008-4983
Published: 6 November 2008
scilab-bin 4.1.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/SciLink#####1, (b) /tmp/SciLink#####2, (c) /tmp/SciLink#####3, (d) /tmp/*.#####, (e) /tmp/*.#####.res, (f) /tmp/*.#####.err, and (g) /tmp/*.#####.diff temporary files, related to the (1) scilink, (2) scidoc, and (3) scidem scripts.
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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scilab Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
dapper |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
gutsy |
Ignored
(end of life, was needed)
|
|
hardy |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
intrepid |
Ignored
(end of life, was needed)
|
|
jaunty |
Not vulnerable
|
|
karmic |
Not vulnerable
|
|
lucid |
Not vulnerable
|
|
maverick |
Not vulnerable
|
|
natty |
Not vulnerable
|
|
oneiric |
Not vulnerable
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.1.2-6)
|