Executive Summary

Informations
Name CVE-2008-4476 First vendor Publication 2008-10-07
Vendor Cve Last vendor Modification 2017-08-08

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score NA
Base Score NA Environmental Score NA
impact SubScore NA Temporal Score NA
Exploitabality Sub Score NA
 
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Cvss Base Score 6.9 Attack Range Local
Cvss Impact Score 10 Attack Complexity Medium
Cvss Expoit Score 3.4 Authentication None Required
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Detail

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.

Original Source

Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4476

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
100 % CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 1

OpenVAS Exploits

Date Description
2009-10-19 Name : Mandrake Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:263 (sympa)
File : nvt/mdksa_2009_263.nasl
2009-10-11 Name : Sympa 'sympa.pl' Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
File : nvt/sympa_30727.nasl

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id Description
47550 Sympa sympa.pl Symlink Arbitrary File Manipulation

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2009-10-12 Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing a security update.
File : mandriva_MDVSA-2009-263.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

Sources (Detail)

Source Url
BID http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30727
CONFIRM http://bugs.debian.org/496405
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=494969
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/sympa
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
MISC http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
MLIST http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00312.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
SECUNIA http://secunia.com/advisories/31458
XF https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44499

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