CVE-2008-4978 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can overwrite arbitrary files via symlink attacks on temporary files in Radiance scripts, potentially compromising system 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-2008-4978?
CVE-2008-4978 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
radiance 3R9+20080530 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/opt.fmt, (b) /tmp/out#####.fmt, (c) /tmp/tf#####.dat, (d) /tmp/gsf#####, (e) /tmp/sc#####.sh, (f) /tmp/il#####.pic, (g) /tmp/tl#####.pic, (h) /tmp/ds#####.pic, (i) /tmp/tfa#####, and (j) /tmp/sed##### temporary files, related to the (1) optics2rad, (2) pdelta, (3) dayfact, and (4) raddepend scripts.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-4978?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Radiance Radiance.
How do I fix CVE-2008-4978?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-4978 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-2008-4978 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-4978 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2776-m3xx-f2vf.