senddoc in OpenOffice.org (OOo) 2.4.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/log.obr.##### temporary file.

References

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4937
• https://bugs.gentoo.org/235824
• https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44829
• http://bugs.debian.org/496361
• http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/openoffice.org-common
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32856
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33140
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-13.xml
• http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:070
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30925
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-677-1
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-677-2