DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4947

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-4947
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4947.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4947
Upstream
Published
2008-11-05T15:00:15.117Z
Modified
2026-04-28T20:10:49.356059Z
Summary
[none]
Details

dhis-dummy-log-engine in dhis-server 5.3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/dhis-dummy-log-engine.log temporary file.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / dhis-server

Package

Name
dhis-server
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/dhis-server?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.3-1.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4947.json"

Debian:12 / dhis-server

Package

Name
dhis-server
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/dhis-server?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.3-1.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4947.json"