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Vulnerability Details :

CVE-2008-4998

Assigner-mitre

Assigner Org ID-8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca

Published At-07 Nov, 2008 | 19:00

Updated At-17 Sep, 2024 | 03:48

postinst in twiki 4.1.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/twiki temporary file. NOTE: the vendor disputes this vulnerability, stating "this bug is invalid.

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▼Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)

cve.org

Assigner:mitre

Assigner Org ID:8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca

Published At:07 Nov, 2008 | 19:00

Updated At:17 Sep, 2024 | 03:48

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References

Hyperlink	Resource
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=494648	x_refsource_MISC
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2	mailing-list x_refsource_MLIST
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770	x_refsource_MISC
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235802	x_refsource_MISC

Hyperlink: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=494648

Resource:

x_refsource_MISC

Hyperlink: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2

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mailing-list

x_refsource_MLIST

Hyperlink: https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770

Resource:

x_refsource_MISC

Hyperlink: https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235802

Resource:

x_refsource_MISC

▼Authorized Data Publishers (ADP)

CVE Program Container

References

Hyperlink	Resource
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=494648	x_refsource_MISC x_transferred
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2	mailing-list x_refsource_MLIST x_transferred
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770	x_refsource_MISC x_transferred
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235802	x_refsource_MISC x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=494648

Resource:

x_refsource_MISC

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2

Resource:

mailing-list

x_refsource_MLIST

x_transferred

Hyperlink: https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770

Resource:

x_refsource_MISC

x_transferred

Hyperlink: https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235802

Resource:

x_refsource_MISC

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▼National Vulnerability Database (NVD)

nvd.nist.gov

Source:cve@mitre.org

Published At:07 Nov, 2008 | 19:36

Updated At:17 May, 2024 | 00:40

Date Added	Due Date	Vulnerability Name	Required Action
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Type	Version	Base score	Base severity	Vector
Primary	2.0	6.9	MEDIUM	AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Type: Primary

Version: 2.0

Base score: 6.9

Base severity: MEDIUM

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AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CPE Matches

twiki>>twiki>>4.1.2

cpe:2.3:a:twiki:twiki:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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CWE ID	Type	Source
CWE-59	Primary	nvd@nist.gov

CWE ID: CWE-59

Type: Primary

Source: nvd@nist.gov

References

Hyperlink	Source	Resource
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=494648	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2	cve@mitre.org	N/A
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770	cve@mitre.org	N/A
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235802	cve@mitre.org	N/A

Hyperlink: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=494648

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235802

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource: N/A

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