FKIE_CVE-2008-4476
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-10-07 21:11 - Updated: 2025-04-09 00:30
Severity ?
Summary
sympa.pl in sympa 5.3.4 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/sympa_aliases.$$ temporary file. NOTE: wwsympa.fcgi was also reported, but the issue occurred in a dead function, so it is not a vulnerability.
References
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"value": "El archivo sympa.pl en sympa versi\u00f3n 5.3.4, permite a los usuarios locales sobrescribir archivos arbitrarios por medio de un ataque de tipo symlink en el archivo temporal /tmp/sympa_aliases.$$. NOTA: tambi\u00e9n se report\u00f3 el archivo wwsympa.fcgi, pero el problema se produjo en una funci\u00f3n inactiva, por lo que no es una vulnerabilidad."
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"lastModified": "2025-04-09T00:30:58.490",
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