CVE-2008-4476

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Published Oct 7, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 6.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

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 in a dead function, so it is not a vulnerability.

Affected Products

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:5.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-4457	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.350% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
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/31458
http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
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

History

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Subscriptions

Sympa Sympa

Weaknesses

CWE-59

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 10:17 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Oct 7, 2008, 9:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 10:17 AM
Reserved: Oct 7, 2008, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:57 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 7, 2008, 9:11 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:57 PM

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