CVE-2008-4958 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

gdrae in gdrae 0.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/gdrae/palabra 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:alejandro_garrido_mota:gdrae:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-4937	gdrae in gdrae 0.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/gdrae/palabra 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/496378
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496415
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/gdrae
http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30888
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44838

History

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Alejandro Garrido Mota Gdrae

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:31:28.279Z

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

Link: CVE-2008-4958

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-11-05T15:00:15.400

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

Link: CVE-2008-4958

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-59

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