CVE-2008-4941 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can overwrite arbitrary files via symlink attacks on temporary files in the arb-common library.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2008-4941?
CVE-2008-4941 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Nov 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
arb-common 0.0.20071207.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/arb_fdnaml_*, (b) /tmp/arb_pids_*, (c) /tmp/arbdsmz.html, and (d) /tmp/arbdsmz.htm temporary files, related to the (1) arb_fastdnaml and (2) dszmconnect.pl scripts.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-4941?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Arb Project Arb-Common.
How do I fix CVE-2008-4941?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2008-4941 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-4941 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4941, GHSA-vqcm-9j25-4cqf.