Vulnerability Details CVE-2008-4957
find_flags in Kitware GCC-XML (gccxml) 0.9.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/*.cxx temporary file.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.0
EPSS Ranking 5.0%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 6.9
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/496391
- http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/gccxml
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46408
- http://bugs.debian.org/496391
- http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/gccxml
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46408