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CVE-2008-4085

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/.

  • Published: Sep 15, 2008
  • Updated: Apr 13, 2023
  • CVE: CVE-2008-4085
  • Severity: Low
  • Exploit:

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Low
  • Score: 4.4
  • AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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