DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4949

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-4949
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4949.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4949
Upstream
Published
2008-11-05T15:00:15Z
Modified
2026-09-01T20:02:56Z
Summary
[none]
Details

dist 3.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/cil#####, (b) /tmp/pdo#####, and (c) /tmp/pdn##### temporary files, related to the (1) patcil and (2) patdiff scripts.

References

Affected packages

Debian:12 / dist

Package

Name
dist
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/dist?arch=source&distro=bookworm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:3.5-17-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4949.json"

Debian:13 / dist

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:3.5-17-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4949.json"

Debian:14 / dist

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:3.5-17-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4949.json"