CVE-2008-4973 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

i2myspell in myspell 3.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) /tmp/i2my#####.1 and (2) /tmp/i2my#####.2 temporary files.

Published: 2008-11-06

Score: 6.9 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:debian:myspell:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-4952	i2myspell in myspell 3.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) /tmp/i2my#####.1 and (2) /tmp/i2my#####.2 temporary files.

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.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/496392
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/myspell-tools
http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30929
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44830

History

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Subscriptions

Debian Myspell

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-11-06T11:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:31:28.331Z

Reserved: 2008-11-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-4973

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-11-06T15:55:51.997

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

Link: CVE-2008-4973

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-59

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