CVE-2008-4950 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can overwrite arbitrary files via symlink attacks on temporary logs in dpkg-cross, impacting data integrity.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-4950?
CVE-2008-4950 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
gccross in dpkg-cross 2.3.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the tmp/gccross2.log temporary file. NOTE: the vendor disputes this vulnerability, stating that "There is no sense in this bug - the script ... is called under specific cross-building environments within a chroot.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-4950?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Debian Dpkg-Cross.
How do I fix CVE-2008-4950?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-4950 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2008-4950 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-4950 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4950, GHSA-82cw-fg63-p5m3.