CVE-2008-4965 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can overwrite arbitrary files via symlink attacks on temporary files in the Liquidsoap GUI application.
- 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-2008-4965?
CVE-2008-4965 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Nov 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
liguidsoap.py in liguidsoap 0.3.8.1+2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) /tmp/liguidsoap.liq, (2) /tmp/lig.#####.log, and (3) /tmp/emission.ogg temporary files.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-4965?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Savonet Liguidsoap.
How do I fix CVE-2008-4965?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2008-4965 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-4965 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4965, DTSA-177-1, DTSA-178-1, GHSA-wxcf-phrh-824f.