DEBIAN-CVE-2008-6397

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2008-6397

    Published: 4 Mar 2009Last Modified: 4 Aug 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2008-6397

    Summary:

    Details: rlatex in AlcoveBook sgml2x 1.0.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-6397

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: sgml2x

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/sgml2x?arch=source&distro=bullseye

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.0.0-11.2

    Affected versions

    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