Vulnerability Details CVE-2008-4949
dist 3.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/cil#####, (b) /tmp/pdo#####, and (c) /tmp/pdn##### temporary files, related to the (1) patcil and (2) patdiff scripts.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.0
EPSS Ranking 6.0%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 6.9
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/496412
- http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/dist
- http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30908
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44818
- http://bugs.debian.org/496412
- http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/dist
- http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30908
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44818
Products affected by CVE-2008-4949
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cpe:2.3:a:manoj_srivastava:dist:3.5