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pstopdf in CUPS 1.3.8 allows local users to overwrite...

Moderate severity Unreviewed Published May 17, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Feb 3, 2023

Package

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

pstopdf in CUPS 1.3.8 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/pstopdf.log temporary file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2001-1333.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Dec 8, 2008
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 17, 2022
Last updated Feb 3, 2023

Severity

Moderate

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2008-5377

GHSA ID

GHSA-4fjp-m2ph-c7hw

Source code

No known source code

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