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CVE-2007-5839

CVE-2007-5839

EPSS 0.4%
The e_hostname function in commands.c in BitchX 1.1a allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files when using the (1) HOSTNAME or (2) IRCHOST command.
Affected products
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References
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=449149http://osvdb.org/42061http://secunia.com/advisories/27463http://secunia.com/advisories/31180http://secunia.com/advisories/34870http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-12.xmlhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38262http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.285737http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26326http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3714