| Name | CVE-2008-4477 |
| Description | alert.d/test.alert in mon 0.99.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the test.alert.log temporary file. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-1648-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 496398 |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mon | source | etch | 0.99.2-9+etch2 | DSA-1648-1 | ||
| mon | source | (unstable) | 0.99.2-13 | medium | 496398 |