vulnwire
6.9med

CVE-2008-4998

postinst in twiki 4.1.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/twiki temporary file.

Published 18 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
6.9
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.3%
percentile 21%
Public exploits
0
none known

postinst in twiki 4.1.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/twiki temporary file. NOTE: the vendor disputes this vulnerability, stating "this bug is invalid.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.29% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 21% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.06.9AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

  • bugs.debian.org /cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=494648 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • bugs.gentoo.org /show_bug.cgi?id=235770 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • bugs.gentoo.org /show_bug.cgi?id=235802 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred

Sources

vulnwire keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA; records that alias each other are merged. Machine-readable: JSON.