CVE-2008-3791 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Lxde	Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:lxde:lightweight_x11_desktop_environment:0.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=495968
http://lxde.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/lxde?view=rev&sortby=date&revision=845
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=2019481&group_id=180858&atid=894869
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/25/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/26/10
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/26/5
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-3791

History

Wed, 28 May 2025 14:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-3791

Thu, 22 May 2025 04:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3791 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-3791

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-09-03T14:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T09:53:00.401Z

Reserved: 2008-08-26T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-3791

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-09-03T14:12:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-3791

Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2008-07-16T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2008-3791 - Bugzilla

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