CVE-2008-4476

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sympa.pl in sympa 5.3.4 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/sympa_aliases.$

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.9 EPSS 0.00023

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No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence

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CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

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Affected Products & Versions

sympaall versions

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Scoring & Timeline

6.9

MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org

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AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Published to NVD07 Oct 2008 · 09:11 PM

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References & Sources

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

http://bugs.debian.org/496405

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=494969

http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/sympa

http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00312.html

http://secunia.com/advisories/31458Vendor Advisory

http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt

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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30727

https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44499

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