A vulnerability has been identified in QGit, which could be exploited by local attackers to bypass security restrictions. This issue is caused by an error in the "DataLoader::doStart()" [dataloader.cpp] function when handling temporary files, which could allow malicious users to conduct symlink attacks and create or overwrite arbitrary files with the privileges of the user invoking the vulnerable application.
Credits
Vulnerability reported by Raphael Marichez.
ChangeLog
2007-09-11 : Initial release
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