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nvclock: insecure tmp file usage

Package(s):nvclock CVE #(s):CVE-2007-3531
Created:July 25, 2007 Updated:July 25, 2007
Description: A local attacker could create a specially crafted temporary file in /tmp to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running NVCLock.
Alerts:
Gentoo 200707-08 2007-07-24

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nvclock: insecure tmp file usage

Posted Sep 21, 2007 14:59 UTC (Fri) by kreutzm (guest, #4700) [Link]

Debian Sarge and Etch are not vulnerable.

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