CVE-2008-3699

N/A Unknown

Published: August 14, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026

Description

The MagnatuneBrowser::listDownloadComplete function in magnatunebrowser/magnatunebrowser.cpp in Amarok before 1.4.10 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the album_info.xml temporary file.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://amarok.kde.org/en/releases/1/4/10

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=494765

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/31418

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/31663

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/31839

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/32357

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-08.xml

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.455790

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://websvn.kde.org/?view=rev&revision=846626

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:172

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30662

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-657-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2338

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44399

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00057.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00097.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://amarok.kde.org/en/releases/1/4/10