CVE-2008-4938

aegis and aegis-web 4.24 - Arbitrary File Overwrite via Symlink Attack on Temporary Files

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

aegis 4.24 and aegis-web 4.24 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/#####, (b) /tmp/#####.intro, (c) /tmp/aegis.#####.ae, (d) /tmp/aegis.#####, (e) /tmp/aegis.#####.1, (f) /tmp/aegis.#####.2, (g) /tmp/aegis.#####.log, and (h) /tmp/aegis.#####.out temporary files, related to the (1) bng_dvlpd.sh, (2) bng_rvwd.sh, (3) awt_dvlp.sh, (4) awt_intgrtn.sh, and (5) aegis.cgi scripts.

References (12)

Core 12
Core References
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44835
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30883
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31970
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
http://bugs.debian.org/496402
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/aegis-web
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
http://bugs.debian.org/496400

Scores

EPSS 0.0042
EPSS Percentile 33.2%

Details

CWE
CWE-59
Status published
Products (2)
aegis/aegis 4.24
aegis/aegis-web 4.24
Published Nov 05, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026