| Name | CVE-2008-4960 |
| Description | impose in impose+ 0.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) /tmp/*-tmp.ps and (2) /tmp/bboxx-* temporary files. |
| 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 | 496435 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| impose+ (PTS) | bullseye | 0.2-12.1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 0.2-12.2 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 0.2-16 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| impose+ | source | (unstable) | 0.2-11.1 | low | | 496435 |
Notes
[etch] - impose+ <no-dsa> (Minor issue)