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CVE Reference: CVE-2007-5839
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CVE-2007-5839

Description:
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.

CVE Status:
Candidate

References:

XF
  http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/38262

SLACKWARE
  http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.285737

SAID
  Secunia Advisory: SA31180
  Secunia Advisory: SA27463
  Secunia Advisory: SA34870

OSVDB
  42061

GENTOO
  http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-12.xml

CONFIRM
  http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=449149

BID
  26326


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