CVE-2008-4951 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can overwrite arbitrary files via symlink attacks on temporary log files in AWStats scripts.
- 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-2008-4951?
CVE-2008-4951 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
dtc 0.29.6 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/awstats.log, (b) /tmp/spam.log.#####, and (c) /tmp/spam_err.log temporary files, related to the (1) accesslog.php and (2) sa-wrapper scripts.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-4951?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gplhost Dtc-Common.
How do I fix CVE-2008-4951?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-4951 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-2008-4951 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-4951 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-89cv-84hg-jg67.