CVE-2008-4988 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

pscal in xcal 4.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/pscal##### temporary file.

Published: 2008-11-06

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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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:lars_bahner:xcal:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-4967	pscal in xcal 4.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/pscal##### 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 0.00025.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/496393
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/xcal
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770

History

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Subscriptions

Lars Bahner Xcal

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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

Updated: 2024-09-17T01:26:39.775Z

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

Link: CVE-2008-4988

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-11-06T15:55:52.400

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

Link: CVE-2008-4988

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-59

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