CVE-2008-2958

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Source

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2958

Import Source

https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2008-2958.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2008-2958

Published

2008-07-01T22:41:00Z

Modified

2024-11-21T00:48:06Z

Summary

[none]

Details

Race condition in (1) checkinstall 1.6.1 and (2) installwatch allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and have other impacts via symlink and possibly other attacks on temporary working directories.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / checkinstall

Package

Name: checkinstall
Purl: pkg:deb/debian/checkinstall?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

1.6.1-7

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:12 / checkinstall

Package

Name: checkinstall
Purl: pkg:deb/debian/checkinstall?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

1.6.1-7

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:13 / checkinstall

Package

Name: checkinstall
Purl: pkg:deb/debian/checkinstall?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

1.6.1-7

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "low"
}