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Medium
CVE-2008-4941
arb-common 0.0.20071207.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via...
Vulnerability Description
arb-common 0.0.20071207.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/arb_fdnaml_*, (b) /tmp/arb_pids_*, (c) /tmp/arbdsmz.html, and (d) /tmp/arbdsmz.htm temporary files, related to the (1) arb_fastdnaml and (2) dszmconnect.pl scripts.
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
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30895
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
- http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
- http://bugs.debian.org/496396
- http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/arb-common
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44844
Affected Vendor
arb project
View all reports →Affected Software
arb-common
Vulnerable Versions:
0.0
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.