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CVE-2008-4983

Date: November 6, 2008

scilab-bin 4.1.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/SciLink#####1, (b) /tmp/SciLink#####2, (c) /tmp/SciLink#####3, (d) /tmp/.#####, (e) /tmp/.#####.res, (f) /tmp/.#####.err, and (g) /tmp/.#####.diff temporary files, related to the (1) scilink, (2) scidoc, and (3) scidem scripts.

Severity Score

Related Resources (11)

http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200901-14.xml
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44883
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4983
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/scilab-bin
http://bugs.debian.org/496414
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30968
http://secunia.com/advisories/33630
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2008-4983

Severity Score

Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

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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