Comment 5 for bug 285100

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package mon - 0.99.2-11ubuntu1.7.10.1

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mon (0.99.2-11ubuntu1.7.10.1) gutsy-security; urgency=low

  * SECURITY UPDATE: alert.d/test.alert in mon 0.99.2 allows local users to
    overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the test.alert.log
    temporary file.. (LP: #285100)
    - 00_CVE-2008-4477.dpatch: Dont create file in /tmp
    - CVE-2008-4477

 -- Stefan Lesicnik <email address hidden> Fri, 17 Oct 2008 20:02:54 +0200