CVE-2008-2266

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    CVE-2008-2266

    Published: 16 May 2008Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: uulib/uunconc.c in UUDeview 0.5.20, as used in nzbget before 0.3.0 and possibly other products, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary filename generated by the tempnam function. NOTE: this may be a CVE-2004-2265 regression.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/30171, http://secunia.com/advisories/31420, http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-11.xml, http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=480972, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/05/14/10, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/05/30/1, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29211, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42407

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High