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CVE-2006-4248

Published: Oct 31, 2006 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
7.2 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
UNTRIAGED
Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-4248
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/NVD-Other.html

thttpd on Debian GNU/Linux, and possibly other distributions, allows local users to create or touch arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the start_thttpd temporary file.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Thttpd Acme_labs 2.25b (including) 2.25b (including)
Thttpd Ubuntu dapper *
Thttpd Ubuntu devel *
Thttpd Ubuntu edgy *
Thttpd Ubuntu feisty *
Thttpd Ubuntu gutsy *
Thttpd Ubuntu hardy *
Thttpd Ubuntu intrepid *
Thttpd Ubuntu jaunty *
Thttpd Ubuntu karmic *

References

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