Description
Fabric before 1.1.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) a /tmp/fab.*.tar file or (2) certain other files in the top level of /tmp/.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 4.4/10
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=629003
- http://code.fabfile.org/projects/fabric/files/Fabric-1.1.0.tar.gzPatch
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-July/062534.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/03/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/06/12
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=710462
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=629003
- http://code.fabfile.org/projects/fabric/files/Fabric-1.1.0.tar.gzPatch
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-July/062534.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/03/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/06/12
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=710462
Timeline
- Published
- Jul 27, 2011
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified