CVE-2008-5374 Information

Description

bash-doc 3.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/cb.? temporary file related to the (1) aliasconv.sh (2) aliasconv.bash and (3) cshtobash scripts.

Reference

http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00347.html http://secunia.com/advisories/43365 http://secunia.com/advisories/51086 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201210-05.xml http://uvw.ru/report.sid.txt http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:004 http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0261.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1073.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32733 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0414