CVE-2008-4979

Name	CVE-2008-4979
Description	getipacctg in rancid 2.3.2~a8 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) /tmp/ipacct.#####.prefixes, (2) /tmp/ipacct.#####.sorted, (3) /tmp/ipacct.#####.pl, and (4) /tmp/ipacct.##### 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	496426

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
rancid (PTS)	bullseye	3.13-1	fixed
	bookworm	3.13-2	fixed
	sid, trixie	3.13-4	fixed

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

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Urgency	Origin	Debian Bugs
rancid	source	(unstable)	2.3.2~a8-2	low		496426

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