CVE-2008-4987

Name	CVE-2008-4987
Description	xastir 1.9.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (a) /tmp/ldconfig.tmp, (b) /tmp/ldconf.tmp, and (c) /tmp/ld.so.conf temporary files, related to the (1) get-maptools.sh and (2) get_shapelib.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	496383

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
xastir (PTS)	bullseye	2.1.6-3	fixed
	bookworm	2.1.8-1	fixed
	sid, trixie	2.2.0-1	fixed

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

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Urgency	Origin	Debian Bugs
xastir	source	(unstable)	1.9.2-1.1	low		496383

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