VDB
CVE-2008-4936
CVE-2008-4936
PUBLISHED
CVSS 6.900000095367432 MEDIUM
faxspool in mgetty 1.1.36 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/faxsp.##### temporary file.
EPSS 0.41% · 33.7th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 2.0
6.900000095367432
EPSS Score
0.41%
33.7th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
| gert_doering | mgetty | 1.1.36 |
Timeline
- Nov 5, 2008 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 21, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 15, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 21, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 12, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 30, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/496403 url
- [oss-security] 20081030 CVE requests: tempfile issues for aview, mgetty, openoffice, crossfire mailing-list
- 33051 third-party-advisory
- GLSA-200812-08 vendor-advisory
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235806 url
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770 url
- mgetty-faxspool-symlink(44833) vdb
- http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt url
- http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/mgetty-fax url
- 30927 vdb
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4936 advisory