CVE-2008-4994 (GCVE-0-2008-4994)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-11-07 19:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 10:31
VLAI?
Summary
The (1) ncsarmt and (2) ncsawrap scripts in xmcd 2.6 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/Mosaic.*pid temporary file.
Severity ?
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
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