CVE-2008-4941 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

arb-common 0.0.20071207.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/arb_fdnaml_*, (b) /tmp/arb_pids_*, (c) /tmp/arbdsmz.html, and (d) /tmp/arbdsmz.htm temporary files, related to the (1) arb_fastdnaml and (2) dszmconnect.pl scripts.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00028.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Arb Project Subscribe	Arb-common Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:arb_project:arb-common:0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-4920	arb-common 0.0.20071207.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/arb_fdnaml_, (b) /tmp/arb_pids_, (c) /tmp/arbdsmz.html, and (d) /tmp/arbdsmz.htm temporary files, related to the (1) arb_fastdnaml and (2) dszmconnect.pl scripts.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/496396
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/arb-common
http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30895
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44844

History

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Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-11-05T14:51:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:31:28.256Z

Reserved: 2008-11-05T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-4941

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-11-05T15:00:14.930

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-4941

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-59

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