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Status published
High
CVE-2008-4475
ibackup 2.27 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via...
Vulnerability Description
ibackup 2.27 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496464
- http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/ibackup
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496432
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45852
- http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00271.html
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Affected Vendor
Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
2.27
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 7th, 2008
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.