CVE-2008-4476
6.9 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
6 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
5.1%
sympa.pl in sympa 5.3.4 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/sympa_aliases.$$ temporary file. NOTE: wwsympa.fcgi was also reported, but the issue occurred in a dead function, so it is not a vulnerability.
Affected configurations
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| sympa:sympa | sympa | eq | 5.3.4 |
References
bugs.debian.org/496405
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=494969
dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/sympa
lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00312.html
secunia.com/advisories/31458
uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
www.securityfocus.com/bid/30727
bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44499
Related
6.9 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
6 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
5.1%