Debian Security Advisory
mailx -- insecurely opens files in /tmp
- Date Reported:
- 31 May 1998
- Affected Packages:
-
mailx
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- No other external database security references currently available.
- More information:
-
Former versions of mailx used an insecure means of opening files beneath
/tmp for writing. This can be used to damage files in a user's directory or
even systemwide.
- Fixed in:
-
Intel - (in release 1.3) 8.1.1-3.1
All - (in release 2.0) 8.1.1-9
