Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 16, 2008· Updated Apr 23, 2026
CVE-2008-2266
CVE-2008-2266
Description
uulib/uunconc.c in UUDeview 0.5.20, as used in nzbget before 0.3.0 and possibly other products, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary filename generated by the tempnam function. NOTE: this may be a CVE-2004-2265 regression.
Affected products
7cpe:2.3:a:nzbget:nzbget:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
- cpe:2.3:a:nzbget:nzbget:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=0.2.2
- cpe:2.3:a:nzbget:nzbget:0.1.0a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nzbget:nzbget:0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nzbget:nzbget:0.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nzbget:nzbget:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nzbget:nzbget:0.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
8- secunia.com/advisories/30171nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/31420nvdVendor Advisory
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cginvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-11.xmlnvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/05/14/10nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/05/30/1nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/29211nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42407nvd
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