| Name | CVE-2008-4952 |
| Description | emacs-jabber in emacs-jabber 0.7.91 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/*.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) |
| Debian Bugs | 496428 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| emacs-jabber (PTS) | bullseye | 0.8.92+git98dc8e-6 | fixed |
| bookworm | 0.8.9999.git1569-1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 0.8.9999.git1569-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| emacs-jabber | source | (unstable) | 0.7.91-2 | low | | 496428 |
Notes
[etch] - emacs-jabber <no-dsa> (Minor issue)