CVE-2008-4952

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Published Nov 5, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 6.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

emacs-jabber in emacs-jabber 0.7.91 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/*.log temporary file.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:emacs:emacs-jabber:0.7.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-4931	emacs-jabber in emacs-jabber 0.7.91 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/*.log temporary file.

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% (0.374% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/496428
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/emacs-jabber
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46409

History

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Subscriptions

Emacs Emacs-jabber

Weaknesses

CWE-59

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 10:31 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Nov 5, 2008, 2:51 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 10:31 AM
Reserved: Nov 5, 2008, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:58 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 5, 2008, 3:00 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:58 PM

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