DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4085

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-4085
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4085.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4085
Upstream
Published
2008-09-15T17:12:51Z
Modified
2026-09-01T20:02:55Z
Summary
[none]
Details

plaiter in Plait before 1.6 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) cut.$$, (2) head.$$, (3) awk.$$, and (4) ps.$$ temporary files in /tmp/.

References

Affected packages

Debian:13 / plait

Package

Name
plait
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/plait?arch=source&distro=trixie

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.5.2-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4085.json"

Debian:14 / plait

Package

Name
plait
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/plait?arch=source&distro=forky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.5.2-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4085.json"