CVE-2008-4980 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

delqueueask in rccp 0.9 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/cccp_tmp.txt temporary file.

Published: 2008-11-06

Score: 6.9 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:zak_b_elep:rccp:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-4959	delqueueask in rccp 0.9 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/cccp_tmp.txt 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/496364
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/rccp
http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30955
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770

History

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Subscriptions

Zak B Elep Rccp

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-11-06T11:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:31:28.288Z

Reserved: 2008-11-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-4980

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-11-06T15:55:52.183

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

Link: CVE-2008-4980

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-59

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