CVE-2008-4476
sympa.pl in sympa 5.3.4 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/sympa_aliases.$$ temporary file. NOTE: wwsympa.fcgi was also reported, but the issue occurred
02 Description
sympa.pl in sympa 5.3.4 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/sympa_aliases.$$ temporary file. NOTE: wwsympa.fcgi was also reported, but the issue occurred
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.35% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 28.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2008-10-07 21:00Z18 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 10:17Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2008-10-07
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')Base
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 25357f87f5f56574edbcb513beb9a7b787c07b417f15aae22caacbb2d3bcd62b
05 Affected products
06 References
- lists.debian.org[debian-devel] 20080812 Re: Possible mass bug filing: The possibility of attack with the help of symlinks in some Debian packageshttp://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00312.html
- bugs.debian.orghttp://bugs.debian.org/496405
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comsympa-sympa-symlink(44499)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44499
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20081030 CVE requests: tempfile issues for aview, mgetty, openoffice, crossfirehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
- bugs.gentoo.orghttps://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
- www.securityfocus.com30727http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30727
- uvw.ruhttp://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
- dev.gentoo.orghttp://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/sympa
- secunia.com31458http://secunia.com/advisories/31458
- bugs.debian.orghttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=494969
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- sympa Fixed in 5.3.4-5.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- sympa Fixed in 5.3.4-5.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- sympa Fixed in 5.3.4-5.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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