CVE-2008-4440

The to-upgrade plugin in feta 1.4.16 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink on the (1) /tmp/feta.install.$USER and (2) /tmp/feta.avail.$USER temporary files.
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ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
7.2 UNKNOWN
LOCAL
LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
mitreCNA
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CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 6%
VendorProductVersion
debianfeta
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= Vulnerable software versions
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Codename
feta
oneiric
dne
natty
dne
maverick
dne
lucid
dne
karmic
dne
jaunty
dne
intrepid
not-affected
hardy
ignored
gutsy
ignored
feisty
ignored
dapper
ignored
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496397
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/feta
http://secunia.com/advisories/32155
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1643
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30899
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496397
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/feta
http://secunia.com/advisories/32155
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1643
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30899
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770