CVE-2008-4966 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can overwrite arbitrary files via symlink attacks on temporary files in OpenSwan scripts, requiring local access.
- 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-2008-4966?
CVE-2008-4966 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
linux-patch-openswan 2.4.12 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/snap##### and (b) /tmp/nightly##### temporary files, related to the (1) maysnap and (2) maytest scripts.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-4966?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Openswan Linux-Patch-Openswan.
How do I fix CVE-2008-4966?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-4966 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-2008-4966 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-4966 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p2g4-m5h8-5m4h.