VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2008-6398

CVSS score6.9 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.36%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2009-03-04
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Description

sng_regress in SNG 1.0.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) /tmp/recompiled$.png, (2) /tmp/decompiled$.sng, and (3) /tmp/canonicalized$.sng temporary files.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Primary references