CVE-2008-4936: faxspool in mgetty 1.1.36 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/faxsp.##### temporary file.

PriorityP416medium6.9CVSS 2.0

AVLACMAuNCCICAC

EPSS

0.41%

33.3th percentile

faxspool in mgetty 1.1.36 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/faxsp.##### temporary file.

Affected

6 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
debian	mgetty	< mgetty 1.1.36-1.3 (bookworm)	mgetty 1.1.36-1.3 (bookworm)
gert_doering	mgetty	—	—
mgetty_project	mgetty	>= 0 < 1.1.36-1.3	1.1.36-1.3
mgetty_project	mgetty	>= 0 < 1.1.36-1.3	1.1.36-1.3
mgetty_project	mgetty	>= 0 < 1.1.36-1.3	1.1.36-1.3
mgetty_project	mgetty	>= 0 < 1.1.36-1.3	1.1.36-1.3

CVSS provenance

nvdv2.06.9MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

osv6.9MEDIUM

vendor_debian6.9LOW

vendor_redhat6.9MEDIUM

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