Description
xastir 1.9.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (a) /tmp/ldconfig.tmp, (b) /tmp/ldconf.tmp, and (c) /tmp/ld.so.conf temporary files, related to the (1) get-maptools.sh and (2) get_shapelib.sh scripts.
Published: 2008-11-06
Score: 6.9 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-4966 xastir 1.9.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (a) /tmp/ldconfig.tmp, (b) /tmp/ldconf.tmp, and (c) /tmp/ld.so.conf temporary files, related to the (1) get-maptools.sh and (2) get_shapelib.sh scripts.
History

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:31:28.406Z

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

Link: CVE-2008-4987

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-11-06T15:55:52.370

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

Link: CVE-2008-4987

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2008-08-24T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2008-4987 - Bugzilla

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