CVE-2008-4476 (GCVE-0-2008-4476)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-10-07 21:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 10:17
VLAI?
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.
Severity ?
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
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