| Name | CVE-2008-4085 |
| Description | plaiter 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/. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 496381 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| plait (PTS) | bullseye | 1.6.2-1.1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 1.6.2-3 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| plait | source | (unstable) | 1.5.2-2 | low | 496381 |