CVE-2008-4976 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can overwrite arbitrary files via symlink attacks on temporary files in Ogle media player debug 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-2008-4976?
CVE-2008-4976 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
ogle 0.9.2 and ogle-mmx 0.9.2 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/ogle_audio.#####, (b) /tmp/ogle_cli.#####, (c) /tmp/ogle_ctrl.#####, (d) /tmp/ogle_gui.#####, (e) /tmp/ogle_mpeg_ps.#####, (f) /tmp/ogle_mpeg_vs.#####, (g) /tmp/ogle_nav.#####, and (h) /tmp/ogle_vout.#####, temporary files, related to the (1) ogle_audio_debug, (2) ogle_cli_debug, (3) ogle_ctrl_debug, (4) ogle_gui_debug, (5) ogle_mpeg_ps_debug, (6) ogle_mpeg_vs_debug, (7) ogle_nav_debug, and (8) ogle_vout_debug scripts.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-4976?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Alan Woodland Ogle, Alan Woodland Ogle-Mmx.
How do I fix CVE-2008-4976?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-4976 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-2008-4976 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-4976 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7qqw-c68v-v94g.