CVE-2006-1695

N/A Unknown

Published: April 11, 2006 Modified: April 16, 2026

Description

The fbgs script in the fbi package 2.01-1.4, when the TMPDIR environment variable is not defined, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files in /var/tmp/fbps-[PID].

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=361370

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/19559

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/19766

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/20166

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/21459

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1068

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200604-13.xml

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_19_sr.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17436

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1281

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25729

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=361370