CVE-2008-4191
Emacspeak 26 and 28 - Arbitrary File Overwrite via Symlink Attack on Temporary File
Title source: llmDescription
extract-table.pl in Emacspeak 26 and 28 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the extract-table.csv temporary file.
References (11)
Core 11
Core References
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00010.html
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=460435
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496431
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32071
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31880
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31241
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45237
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/emacspeak
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00012.html
Scores
EPSS
0.0041
EPSS Percentile
32.3%
Details
CWE
CWE-59
Status
published
Products (2)
emacspeak_inc/emacspeak
26.0
emacspeak_inc/emacspeak
28.0
Published
Sep 24, 2008
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026