CVE-2008-6398 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can overwrite arbitrary files via symlink attacks on temporary files in SNG, requiring local access.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2008-6398?
CVE-2008-6398 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Mar 2009. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
sng_regress in SNG 1.0.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) /tmp/recompiled$$.png, (2) /tmp/decompiled$$.sng, and (3) /tmp/canonicalized$$.sng temporary files.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-6398?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Eric Raymond Sng.
How do I fix CVE-2008-6398?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2008-6398 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-6398 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2008-6398, GHSA-xr92-q26v-hcvr.