CVE-2008-4993

CVE Details

Release Date:2008-11-07
Impact:Low What is this?

Description


qemu-dm.debug in Xen 3.2.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/args temporary file.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.


CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score: 6.9
Vector String: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Version: 2.0
Attack Vector: Local
Attack Complexity: Medium
Authentication: None
Confidentiality Impact: Complete
Integrity Impact: Complete
Availability Impact: Complete

Errata information


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (xen)ELSA-2009-00032009-01-07


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