CVE-2008-3791

N/A Unknown
Published: September 03, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
View on NVD

Description

src/main-win.c in GPicView 0.1.9 in Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment (LXDE) allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/rot.jpg temporary file.

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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=495968
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lxde.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/lxde?view=rev&sortby=date&revision=845
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=2019481&group_id=180858&atid=894869
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/25/3
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/26/10
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/26/5
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=495968
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lxde.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/lxde?view=rev&sortby=date&revision=845
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=2019481&group_id=180858&atid=894869
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/25/3
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/26/10
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/26/5
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

12 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-59

Affected Vendors

lxde

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