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CVE-2008-4950

 

Severity Score

6.9
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

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*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

** CUESTIONADA ** gccross de dpkg-cross v2.3.0, permite a usuarios locales sobrescribir ficheros de su elección a través de un ataque de enlace simbólico en el fichero temporal tmp/gccross2.log. NOTA: El vendedor ha impugnado esta vulnerabilidad argumentando que "Esta vulnerabilidad no tiene ningún sentido, las secuencias de comandos... son llamadas dentro de determinados entornos de compilación cruzada (cross-building environments) con un chroot."

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
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Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2008-11-05 CVE Reserved
  • 2008-11-05 CVE Published
  • 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-09-17 CVE Updated
  • 2024-09-17 First Exploit
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Debian
Search vendor "Debian"
 Dpkg-cross
Search vendor "Debian" for product "Dpkg-cross"
 2.3.0
Search vendor "Debian" for product "Dpkg-cross" and version "2.3.0"
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Affected