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CVE-2008-4950

Date: November 5, 2008

gccross in dpkg-cross 2.3.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the tmp/gccross2.log temporary file. NOTE: the vendor disputes this vulnerability, stating that "There is no sense in this bug - the script ... is called under specific cross-building environments within a chroot.

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Related Resources (8)

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-4950
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/dpkg-cross
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4950
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
http://bugs.debian.org/496413
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2008-4950
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2008-4950

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CWE-59

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC): HIGH
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): HIGH
Integrity (I): HIGH
Availability (A): HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): LOCAL
Access Complexity (AC): MEDIUM
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): COMPLETE
Integrity (I): COMPLETE
Availability (A): COMPLETE
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