CVE-2008-4986

Name	CVE-2008-4986
Description	wims 3.62 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/env#####, (b) /tmp/sed#####, and (c) /tmp/referer-home.log temporary files, related to the (1) coqweb and (2) account.sh scripts.
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	496387

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
wims (PTS)	bullseye	1:4.17b+svn13454~dfsg1-6	fixed
	sid, trixie	2:4.28+dfsg1-1	fixed

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

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Urgency	Origin	Debian Bugs
wims	source	(unstable)	3.62-13.1	low		496387

[etch] - wims <no-dsa> (Minor issue)