CVE-2008-5141

Publication date 18 November 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024

flamethrower in flamethrower 0.1.8 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/multicast.tar.##### temporary file.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
flamethrower	9.10 karmic	Not affected
	9.04 jaunty	Not affected
	8.10 intrepid	Fixed 0.1.8-1+etch1build0.8.10.1
	8.04 LTS hardy	Fixed 0.1.8-1+etch1build0.8.04.1
	7.10 gutsy	Ignored end of life, was needed
	6.06 LTS dapper	Ignored end of life