oss-security - CVE id request: chm2pdf insecure temporary files usage

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Date:  Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:32:53 -0600
From:  Raphael Geissert <atomo64+debian@...il.com>
To: oss-security@...ts.openwall.com
Subject:  CVE id request: chm2pdf insecure temporary files usage

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Hello,

Versions 0.9 and 0.9.1 of chm2pdf allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files
via a symlink attacks on /tmp/chm2pdf

More information at http://bugs.debian.org/501959

Could a CVE id be assigned please?

Thanks in advance.

Cheers,
- -- 
Raphael Geissert - Debian Maintainer
www.debian.org - get.debian.net

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