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Status published
Medium
CVE-2008-4993
qemu-dm.debug in Xen 3.2.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary...
Vulnerability Description
qemu-dm.debug in Xen 3.2.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/args 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://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46545
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
- http://bugs.debian.org/496367
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:016
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235805
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0003.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9576
- http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/xen-utils-3.2-1
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Affected Vendor
Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
3.2.1
Timeline
Official Publish:
November 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.