CVE-2008-4949 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

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
Manoj Srivastava Subscribe	Dist Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:manoj_srivastava:dist:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-4928	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.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
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

History

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Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:31:28.285Z

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

Link: CVE-2008-4949

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-11-05T15:00:15.163

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

Link: CVE-2008-4949

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-59

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