CVE-2008-4085

NameCVE-2008-4085
Descriptionplaiter in Plait before 1.6 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) cut.$$, (2) head.$$, (3) awk.$$, and (4) ps.$$ temporary files in /tmp/.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs496381

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
plait (PTS)bullseye1.6.2-1.1fixed
sid, trixie1.6.2-3fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
plaitsource(unstable)1.5.2-2low496381

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