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CVE-2008-4406

A certain Debian patch to the run scripts for sabre (aka xsabre) 0.2.4b allows local users to delete or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on unspecified .tmp files.

Published: Oct 3, 2008
Updated: Apr 13, 2023
CVE: CVE-2008-4406
Severity: High
Exploit:

CVSS v2:

Severity: High
Score: 7.2
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CWEs:

CWE-59

Affected Software
References

Software	From	Fixed in
debian / xsabre	0.2.4b	0.2.4b.x

http://bugs.debian.org/433996
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/01/1
http://osvdb.org/48895
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31512
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45609
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45715

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