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flim: insecure file creation

Package(s):flim CVE #(s):CAN-2004-0422
Created:May 5, 2004 Updated:December 16, 2004
Description: The emacs "flim" mode creates temporary files in an insecure fashion, possibly allowing a local attacker to overwrite files.
Alerts:
Fedora FEDORA-2004-546 2004-12-15
Red Hat RHSA-2004:344-01 2004-08-18
Debian DSA-500-1 2004-05-01
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