VDB
CVE-2009-4193
CVE-2009-4193
PUBLISHED
Reported by mitre · Published December 3, 2009
Merkaartor 0.14 allows local users to append data to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/merkaartor.log temporary file.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | n/a | * |
Timeline
- Dec 3, 2009 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score (30 in total, the first dated here)
- Apr 8, 2026 Security Advisory
- Jun 16, 2026 CVE Updated
- Nov 3, 2026 Coalition ESS Score
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References
- merkaartor-unspecified-symlink(53486) vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- FEDORA-2009-13196 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- x_refsource_MISC
- 58389 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- x_refsource_MISC
- FEDORA-2009-13195 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- 36529 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- 36897 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA