CVE-2008-4969 Information

Description

ltp-network-test 20060918 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/vsftpd.conf (b) /tmp/udp/2/* (c) /tmp/tcp/2/* (d) /tmp/udp/3/* (e) /tmp/tcp/3/* (f) /tmp/nfs_fsstress.udp.2.log (g) /tmp/nfs_fsstress.udp.3.log (h) /tmp/nfs_fsstress.tcp.2.log (i) /tmp/nfs_fsstress.tcp.3.log and (j) /tmp/nfs_fsstress.sardata temporary files related to the (1) ftp_setup_vsftp_conf and (2) nfs_fsstress.sh scripts.

Reference

http://bugs.debian.org/496411 http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/ltp-network-te http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2 https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46566