CVE-2008-4944 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

writtercontrol in cdcontrol 1.90 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/v-recorder*-out temporary files.

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:gleydson_mazioli_da_silva:cdcontrol:1.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-4923	writtercontrol in cdcontrol 1.90 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/v-recorder*-out 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/496438
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/cdcontrol
http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30892
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44839

History

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Subscriptions

Gleydson Mazioli Da Silva Cdcontrol

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:31:28.260Z

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

Link: CVE-2008-4944

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-11-05T15:00:15.040

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

Link: CVE-2008-4944

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-59

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