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CVE-2008-3791

src/main-win.c in GPicView 0.1.9 in Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment (LXDE) allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlin…

Published 18 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
4.6
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.3%
percentile 27%
Public exploits
0
none known

src/main-win.c in GPicView 0.1.9 in Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment (LXDE) allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/rot.jpg temporary file.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.34% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 27% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.04.6AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

  • bugs.debian.org /cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=495968 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2008/08/26/10 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • sourceforge.net /tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=2019481&group_id=180858&atid=894869 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2008/08/25/3 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2008/08/26/5 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • lxde.svn.sourceforge.net /viewvc/lxde?view=rev&sortby=date&revision=845 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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