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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.800130
Category:Web application abuses
Title:Insecure tempfile handling Vulnerability in TWiki (Sep 2008)
Summary:TWiki is prone to an insecure temp file handling vulnerability.
Description:Summary:
TWiki is prone to an insecure temp file handling vulnerability.

Vulnerability Insight:
Local users can overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the
/tmp/twiki temporary file.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful attack could lead to rewriting some system file.

Affected Software/OS:
TWiki Version 4.1.2.

Solution:
Upgrade TWiki to higher version.

CVSS Score:
6.9

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-4998
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=494648
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235802
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2008 Greenbone AG

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