Description
A certain Debian patch for txt2man 1.5.5, as used in txt2man 1.5.5-2, 1.5.5-4, and others, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/2222.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 3.3/10
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/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=724614
- http://osvdb.org/97769
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q3/660
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1979-1
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=724614
- http://osvdb.org/97769
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q3/660
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1979-1
Timeline
- Published
- Sep 30, 2013
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified