The sort_offline function for texindex in texinfo 4.8 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-06:01.texindex.asc
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20061101-01-P
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=328365
docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305530
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/May/msg00004.html
lists.trustix.org/pipermail/tsl-announce/2005-October/000354.html
secunia.com/advisories/16816
secunia.com/advisories/17070
secunia.com/advisories/17076
secunia.com/advisories/17093
secunia.com/advisories/17211
secunia.com/advisories/17215
secunia.com/advisories/18401
secunia.com/advisories/22929
secunia.com/advisories/23112
secunia.com/advisories/24788
secunia.com/advisories/25402
securitytracker.com/id?1014992
securitytracker.com/id?1015468
www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1219
www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200510-04.xml
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:175
www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_23_sr.html
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0727.html
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464745/100/0/threaded
www.securityfocus.com/bid/14854
www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-194-1
www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-1121906-patch.html
www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-2559638-patch.html
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1267
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1939
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10589