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GHSA-PQWF-5W9G-43WG

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-02 00:10 – Updated: 2022-05-02 00:10

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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.

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CVE-2008-4476 (GCVE-0-2008-4476)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-10-07 21:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 10:17

Summary

Severity ?

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

mitre

References

URL

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	http://bugs.debian.org/496405	x_refsource_CONFIRM
	https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit…	vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2	mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
	https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770	x_refsource_CONFIRM
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	http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=494969	x_refsource_CONFIRM

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GHSA-PQWF-5W9G-43WG

CVE-2008-4476 (GCVE-0-2008-4476)

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