CVE-2008-4983

N/A Unknown
Published: November 06, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
View on NVD

Description

scilab-bin 4.1.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/SciLink#####1, (b) /tmp/SciLink#####2, (c) /tmp/SciLink#####3, (d) /tmp/*.#####, (e) /tmp/*.#####.res, (f) /tmp/*.#####.err, and (g) /tmp/*.#####.diff temporary files, related to the (1) scilink, (2) scidoc, and (3) scidem scripts.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/496414
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://bugs.debian.org/496414
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/scilab-bin
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/33630
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200901-14.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30968
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44883
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

18 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.0%
8th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

scilab