DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3216

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-3216
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3216.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3216
Upstream
Published
2008-07-18T16:41:00Z
Modified
2026-04-28T20:10:40.564659Z
Summary
[none]
Details

The save function in br/prefmanager.d in projectl 1.001 creates a projectL.prf file in the current working directory, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / projectl

Package

Name
projectl
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/projectl?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.001.dfsg1-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3216.json"

Debian:12 / projectl

Package

Name
projectl
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/projectl?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.001.dfsg1-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3216.json"

Debian:13 / projectl

Package

Name
projectl
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/projectl?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.001.dfsg1-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3216.json"

Debian:14 / projectl

Package

Name
projectl
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/projectl?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.001.dfsg1-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3216.json"