CVE-2008-4476
N/A
Published: October 7, 2008 at 09:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:57 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorSympa
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
sympa.pl in sympa 5.3.4 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/sympa_aliases.$$ temporary file. NOTE: wwsympa.fcgi was also reported, but the issue occurred in a dead function, so it is not a vulnerability.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (10)
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00312.htmlThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/31458Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-59
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