CVE-2008-4997 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2008-4997

dfxml-invoice in datafreedom-perl 0.1.7 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary...

Vulnerability Description

dfxml-invoice in datafreedom-perl 0.1.7 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/zenity temporary file. NOTE: the vendor disputes this vulnerability, stating that the vector is solely "an EXAMPLE used in the manpage.

Impact Analysis

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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

datafreedom-perl
Vulnerable Versions:
0.1.7

Timeline

Official Publish: November 7th, 2008
Last Modified: September 17th, 2024
Added to House: July 18th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

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MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.