CVE-2008-4945 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

amlabel-cdrw in cdrw-taper 0.4 might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack involving a /tmp/amlabel-cdrw.##### temporary directory.

Published: 2008-11-05

Score: 6.9 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:tivano:cdrw-taper:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-4924	amlabel-cdrw in cdrw-taper 0.4 might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack involving a /tmp/amlabel-cdrw.##### temporary directory.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0039.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/496380
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/cdrw-taper
http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30890
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44842

History

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Subscriptions

Tivano Cdrw-taper

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-11-05T14:51:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:31:28.371Z

Reserved: 2008-11-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-4945

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-11-05T15:00:15.057

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:58:49.133

Link: CVE-2008-4945

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-59
Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

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