| Name | CVE-2008-4985 |
| Description | vdrleaktest in Video Disk Recorder (aka vdr-dbg or vdr) 1.6.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/memleaktest.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 | 496421 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| vdr (PTS) | bullseye | 2.4.1-4.1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie, bookworm | 2.6.0-1.1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| vdr | source | etch | (not affected) | | | |
| vdr | source | (unstable) | 1.6.0-6 | low | | 496421 |
Notes
[etch] - vdr <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)