Description
noweb 2.10c and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via symlink attacks on temporary files in (1) lib/toascii.nw and (2) shell/roff.mm.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 1.2/10
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:NAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18809Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18812Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18967Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19027Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-968Patch
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200602-14.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16610
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-254-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0547
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18809Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18812Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18967Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19027Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-968Patch
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200602-14.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16610
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-254-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0547
Timeline
- Published
- Dec 31, 2005
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified