CVE-2008-2266
Severity Score
5.5
*CVSS v3
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*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
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*KEV
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*SSVC
Descriptions
uulib/uunconc.c in UUDeview 0.5.20, as used in nzbget before 0.3.0 and possibly other products, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary filename generated by the tempnam function. NOTE: this may be a CVE-2004-2265 regression.
En la biblioteca uulib/uunconc.c en UUDeview versión 0.5.20, como es usado en nzbget versiones anteriores a 0.3.0 y posiblemente en otros productos, permite a usuarios locales sobrescribir archivos arbitrarios por medio de un ataque de tipo symlink sobre un nombre de archivo temporal generado por la función tempnam. NOTA: este puede ser una regresión de CVE-2004-2265.
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Timeline
- 2008-05-16 CVE Reserved
- 2008-05-16 CVE Published
- 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
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- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
CAPEC
References (8)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=480972 | X_refsource_misc | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/05/14/10 | Mailing List |
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| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/05/30/1 | Mailing List |
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| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29211 | Vdb Entry | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42407 | Vdb Entry |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| http://secunia.com/advisories/30171 | 2017-08-08 | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/31420 | 2017-08-08 | |
| http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-11.xml | 2017-08-08 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Nzbget Search vendor "Nzbget" | Nzbget Search vendor "Nzbget" for product "Nzbget" | <= 0.2.2 Search vendor "Nzbget" for product "Nzbget" and version " <= 0.2.2" | - |
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| Nzbget Search vendor "Nzbget" | Nzbget Search vendor "Nzbget" for product "Nzbget" | 0.1.0a Search vendor "Nzbget" for product "Nzbget" and version "0.1.0a" | - |
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| Nzbget Search vendor "Nzbget" | Nzbget Search vendor "Nzbget" for product "Nzbget" | 0.1.1 Search vendor "Nzbget" for product "Nzbget" and version "0.1.1" | - |
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| Nzbget Search vendor "Nzbget" | Nzbget Search vendor "Nzbget" for product "Nzbget" | 0.1.2 Search vendor "Nzbget" for product "Nzbget" and version "0.1.2" | - |
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| Nzbget Search vendor "Nzbget" | Nzbget Search vendor "Nzbget" for product "Nzbget" | 0.2.0 Search vendor "Nzbget" for product "Nzbget" and version "0.2.0" | - |
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| Nzbget Search vendor "Nzbget" | Nzbget Search vendor "Nzbget" for product "Nzbget" | 0.2.1 Search vendor "Nzbget" for product "Nzbget" and version "0.2.1" | - |
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| Uudeview Search vendor "Uudeview" | Uudeview Search vendor "Uudeview" for product "Uudeview" | 0.5.20 Search vendor "Uudeview" for product "Uudeview" and version "0.5.20" | - |
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