CVE-2008-4983 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

scilab-bin 4.1.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/SciLink#####1, (b) /tmp/SciLink#####2, (c) /tmp/SciLink#####3, (d) /tmp/*.#####, (e) /tmp/*.#####.res, (f) /tmp/*.#####.err, and (g) /tmp/*.#####.diff temporary files, related to the (1) scilink, (2) scidoc, and (3) scidem 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 0.00027.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Scilab	Scilab-bin

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:scilab:scilab-bin:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/496414
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/scilab-bin
http://secunia.com/advisories/33630
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200901-14.xml
http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30968
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44883

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:31:28.499Z

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

Link: CVE-2008-4983

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-11-06T15:55:52.277

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

Link: CVE-2008-4983

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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