CVE-2008-3791 in Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment

Summary

src/main-win.c in GPicView 0.1.9 in Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment (LXDE) allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/rot.jpg temporary file.

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• Reservation: 08/26/2008
• Disclosure: 09/03/2008
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: 1: VDB-43880
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-59 (Confirmed)
• CVSS: 5.9
• EPSS: 0.00067
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-3791
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3791
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2008-3791/