CVE-2008-3927

N/A Unknown
Published: September 04, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

genmsgidx in Tiger 3.2.2 allows local users to overwrite or delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

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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=496415
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/tiger
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/31659
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30876
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44732
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496415
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/tiger
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/31659
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30876
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44732
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

16 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

tiger

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