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CVE-2008-4984

 

Severity Score

6.9
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

scratchbox2 1.99.0.24 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/dpkg.#####.tmp, (b) /tmp/missing_deps.#####, and (c) /tmp/sb2-pkg-chk.$tstamp.##### temporary files, related to the (1) dpkg-checkbuilddeps and (2) sb2-check-pkg-mappings scripts.

scratchbox2 v1.99.0.24 permite a usuarios locales sobrescribir ficheros a su elección a través de un ataque de enlace simulado en los ficheros temporales (a) /tmp/dpkg.#####.tmp, (b) /tmp/missing_deps.#####, y (c) /tmp/sb2-pkg-chk.$tstamp.#####, relacionado con las secuencias de comando (scripts)(1) dpkg-checkbuilddeps y (2) sb2-check-pkg-mappings.

*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
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2008-11-06 CVE Reserved
  • 2008-11-06 CVE Published
  • 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
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
Freedesktop
Search vendor "Freedesktop"
 Scratchbox2
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Scratchbox2"
 1.99.0.24
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Scratchbox2" and version "1.99.0.24"
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Affected