238124 CVE-2008-4108 2008-09-19 16:05 0000 dev-lang/python move-faqwiz.sh insecure temporary file creation (CVE-2008-4108) 2009-06-13 09:34:06 0000 1 1 1 Unclassified Gentoo Security Vulnerabilities unspecified All Linux RESOLVED FIXED http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=498899 B3 [noglsa] P2 minor --- 1 rbu@gentoo.org security@gentoo.org python@gentoo.org rbu@gentoo.org 2008-09-19 16:05:16 0000 CVE-2008-4108 (http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2008-4108): Tools/faqwiz/move-faqwiz.sh (aka the generic FAQ wizard moving tool) in Python 2.4.5 might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a tmp$RANDOM.tmp temporary file. NOTE: there may not be common usage scenarios in which tmp$RANDOM.tmp is located in an untrusted directory. rbu@gentoo.org 2008-09-19 16:06:46 0000 The file is installed with USE=examples, so I consider it minor. hawking@gentoo.org 2008-09-19 16:45:24 0000 python-2.4.4-15 and python-2.5.2-r8 fix this. craig@gentoo.org 2009-06-12 21:51:54 0000 Ready to vote, I vote NO. a3li@gentoo.org 2009-06-13 09:34:06 0000 No, too. Closing.