Unscored severity · published Nov 6, 2008
CVE-2008-4984
scratchbox2 1.99.0.24 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/dpkg.#####.tmp, (b) /tmp/missing_deps.#####, and (c)…
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CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
scratchbox2 1.99.0.24 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/dpkg.#####.tmp, (b) /tmp/missing_deps.#####, and (c) /tmp/sb2-pkg-chk.$tstamp.##### temporary files, related to the (1) dpkg-checkbuilddeps and (2) sb2-check-pkg-mappings scripts.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 25% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SC
Scratchbox2 · Freedesktop
1.99.0.24 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4984
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4984
bugs.debian.org
http://bugs.debian.org/496409
Vendor Advisory
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/scratchbox2
uvw.ru
http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
www.openwall.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30969
bugs.gentoo.org
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770