CVE-2008-3791

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.

Weakness

The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.

Affected Software

Potential Mitigations

• Follow the principle of least privilege when assigning access rights to entities in a software system.
• Denying access to a file can prevent an attacker from replacing that file with a link to a sensitive file. Ensure good compartmentalization in the system to provide protected areas that can be trusted.

Related Attack Patterns

• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/132.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/17.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/35.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/76.html

References

• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=495968
• http://lxde.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/lxde?view=rev\u0026sortby=date\u0026revision=845
• http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail\u0026aid=2019481\u0026group_id=180858\u0026atid=894869
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/25/3
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/26/10
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/26/5