CVE-2008-3791
src/main-win.c in GPicView 0.1.9 in Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment (LXDE) allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/rot.jpg temporary file.
02 Description
src/main-win.c in GPicView 0.1.9 in Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment (LXDE) allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/rot.jpg temporary file.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.33% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 26.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2008-09-03 14:00Z18 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 09:53Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2008-08-26
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')Base
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 2238ea1a01136a69c2d95718b9e7720f7f35778e55e8666641e6846ff974ed80
05 Affected products
06 References
- bugs.debian.orghttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=495968
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20080826 Re: CVE Request (gpicview)http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/26/10
- sourceforge.nethttp://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=2019481&group_id=180858&atid=894869
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20080825 CVE Request (gpicview)http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/25/3
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20080826 Re: CVE Request (gpicview)http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/26/5
- lxde.svn.sourceforge.nethttp://lxde.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/lxde?view=rev&sortby=date&revision=845
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- gpicview Fixed in 0.1.9-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- gpicview Fixed in 0.1.9-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- gpicview Fixed in 0.1.9-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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