CVE-2010-4338: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

May 17, 2022 (updated February 7, 2024)

ocrodjvu 0.4.6-1 on Debian GNU/Linux allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files that are generated when Cuneiform is invoked as the OCR engine.

References

bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=598134
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64892
github.com/advisories/GHSA-5pjj-7m4p-wfh2
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4338
web.archive.org/web/20200229160520/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45234

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