Unscored severity · published May 16, 2008
CVE-2008-2266
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…
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CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 25% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NZ
Nzbget · Nzbget
through 0.2.2; 0.1.0a; 0.1.1; 0.1.2; 0.2.0; 0.2.1 · source: NVD
UU
Uudeview · Uudeview
0.5.20 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2266
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-2266
bugs.debian.org
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=480972
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30171
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31420
security.gentoo.org
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-11.xml
www.openwall.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/05/14/10
www.openwall.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/05/30/1
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