CVE-2008-4936 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

faxspool in mgetty 1.1.36 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/faxsp.##### temporary file.

Published: 2008-11-05

Score: 6.9 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:gert_doering:mgetty:1.1.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-4915	faxspool in mgetty 1.1.36 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/faxsp.##### temporary file.

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/496403
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/mgetty-fax
http://secunia.com/advisories/33051
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-08.xml
http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30927
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235806
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44833

History

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Subscriptions

Gert Doering Mgetty

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-11-05T14:51:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:31:28.242Z

Reserved: 2008-11-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-4936

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-11-05T15:00:14.790

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-4936

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-59

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