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pvpgn — security advisory
pvpgn-support-installer in pvpgn 1.8.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/pvpgn-support-1.0.tar.gz temporary file.
- Products
- pvpgn
- Affected versions
- 1.6.4+20040826-1, 1.6.4+20040826-2, 1.7.7-1, 1.7.8-1, 1.7.8-2, 1.7.9-1, 1.7.9-2, 1.7.9-2+b1, 1.7.9-3, 1.8.1-1, 1.8.1-1.1
- Fixed versions
- 1.8.1-2
- CVEs
- CVE-2008-5370
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 22:32 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
pvpgn-support-installer in pvpgn 1.8.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/pvpgn-support-1.0.tar.gz temporary file.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5370
pvpgn
Fixed versions: 1.8.1-2
pvpgn
Fixed versions: 1.8.1-2
pvpgn
Fixed versions: 1.8.1-2
Complete source record
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"modified": "2026-10-23T17:47:23.248980231Z",
"provider": "osv",
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"source_id": "core-osv",
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