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CVE-2008-4937

senddoc in OpenOffice.org (OOo) 2.4.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/log

senddoc in OpenOffice.org (OOo) 2.4.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/log.obr.##### temporary file.

LOW · CVSS 2.6 EPSS 0.00042
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
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Affected Products & Versions

1
openoffice openoffice.orgall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
pocdev.gentoo.org · openoffice.org-commondev.gentoo.org
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Scoring & Timeline

2.6
LOW · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD05 Nov 2008 · 03:00 PM
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Vendor Advisories

1
usnUSN-677-1
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References & Sources

13
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://bugs.debian.org/496361
http://secunia.com/advisories/32856Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33140Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-13.xml
http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:070
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