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Medium
CVE-2008-4936
faxspool in mgetty 1.1.36 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary...
Vulnerability Description
faxspool in mgetty 1.1.36 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/faxsp.##### temporary file.
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
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235806
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44833
- http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
- http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/mgetty-fax
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33051
- http://bugs.debian.org/496403
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30927
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-08.xml
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
1.1.36
Timeline
Official Publish:
November 5th, 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.