CVE-2008-4957 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2008-4957

find_flags in Kitware GCC-XML (gccxml) 0.9.0 allows local users to...

Vulnerability Description

find_flags in Kitware GCC-XML (gccxml) 0.9.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/*.cxx 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

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

gccxml
Vulnerable Versions:
0.9.0

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.