CVE-2008-4947

NameCVE-2008-4947
Descriptiondhis-dummy-log-engine in dhis-server 5.3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/dhis-dummy-log-engine.log temporary file.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs496388

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
dhis-server (PTS)buster, bullseye5.3-2.1fixed
bookworm5.3-3fixed

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

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
dhis-serversource(unstable)5.3-1.2unimportant496388

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