{ "CVE_data_meta": { "ASSIGNER": "cve@mitre.org", "ID": "CVE-2008-2958", "STATE": "PUBLIC" }, "affects": { "vendor": { "vendor_data": [ { "product": { "product_data": [ { "product_name": "n/a", "version": { "version_data": [ { "version_value": "n/a" } ] } } ] }, "vendor_name": "n/a" } ] } }, "data_format": "MITRE", "data_type": "CVE", "data_version": "4.0", "description": { "description_data": [ { "lang": "eng", "value": "Race condition in (1) checkinstall 1.6.1 and (2) installwatch allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and have other impacts via symlink and possibly other attacks on temporary working directories." } ] }, "problemtype": { "problemtype_data": [ { "description": [ { "lang": "eng", "value": "n/a" } ] } ] }, "references": { "reference_data": [ { "name": "30873", "refsource": "SECUNIA", "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/30873" }, { "name": "http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=488140", "refsource": "CONFIRM", "url": "http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=488140" }, { "name": "http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/secure-testing-team/2008-June/001672.html", "refsource": "MISC", "url": "http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/secure-testing-team/2008-June/001672.html" }, { "name": "checkinstall-multiple-symlink(43440)", "refsource": "XF", "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43440" } ] } }