CVE-2008-4987

xastir 1.9.2 - Arbitrary File Overwrite via Symlink Attack on Temporary Files

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

xastir 1.9.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (a) /tmp/ldconfig.tmp, (b) /tmp/ldconf.tmp, and (c) /tmp/ld.so.conf temporary files, related to the (1) get-maptools.sh and (2) get_shapelib.sh scripts.

References (12)

Core 12
Core References
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31771
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44920
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
Exploit x_refsource_confirm
http://bugs.debian.org/496383
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31030
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=460429
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31677
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/xastir

Scores

EPSS 0.0042
EPSS Percentile 33.2%

Details

CWE
CWE-59
Status published
Products (1)
xastir/xastir 1.9.2
Published Nov 06, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026