CVE-2008-4937

Public Exploit

Description

senddoc in OpenOffice.org (OOo) 2.4.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/log.obr.##### temporary file.

Category

2.6
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.04%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-677-2 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32856 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/496361
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44829 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30925 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://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-677-1 vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-13.xml vendor advisory
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/openoffice.org-common exploit
https://bugs.gentoo.org/235824
http://secunia.com/advisories/33140 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:070 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-4937?
CVE-2008-4937 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-4937?
To fix CVE-2008-4937, 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-2008-4937 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-4937 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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