CVE-2008-4553

N/A Unknown

Published: October 15, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026

Description

qemu-make-debian-root in qemu 0.9.1-5 on Debian GNU/Linux allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files and directories.

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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=496394

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/qemu

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

http://secunia.com/advisories/32335

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1657

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/13/2

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/14/4

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30931

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235826

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44831

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496394