CVE-2008-4085

Description

plaiter in Plait before 1.6 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) cut.$$, (2) head.$$, (3) awk.$$, and (4) ps.$$ temporary files in /tmp/.

Category

4.4
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.04%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44786 vdb entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2 mailing list
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/plait
http://secunia.com/advisories/31617 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496381
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30928 vdb entry
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=147849&release_id=623154 patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-4085?
CVE-2008-4085 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-4085?
To fix CVE-2008-4085, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-4085 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-4085 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
This platform uses data from the NIST NVD, MITRE CVE, MITRE CWE, First.org and CISA KEV but is not endorsed or certified by these entities. CVE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CVE content is MITRE's CVE web site. CWE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CWE content is MITRE's CWE web site.
© 2025 Under My Watch. All Rights Reserved.