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blender: privilege escalation

Package(s):blender CVE #(s):CVE-2010-5105
Created:February 15, 2013 Updated:February 20, 2013
Description:

From the openSUSE bug tracker:

An insecure temporary file use flaw was found in the way 'undo save quit' routine of Blender kernel of Blender, a 3D modeling, animation, rendering and post-production software solution, performed management of 'quit.blend' temporary file, used for session recovery purposes. A local attacker could use this flaw to conduct symbolic link attacks, leading to ability to overwrite arbitrary system file, accessible with the privileges of the user running the blender executable.

Alerts:
openSUSE openSUSE-SU-2013:0302-1 2013-02-15

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