DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4950

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-4950
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4950.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4950
Upstream
Published
2008-11-05T15:00:15Z
Modified
2026-09-01T20:02:56Z
Summary
[none]
Details

gccross in dpkg-cross 2.3.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the tmp/gccross2.log temporary file. NOTE: the vendor disputes this vulnerability, stating that "There is no sense in this bug - the script ... is called under specific cross-building environments within a chroot.

References

Affected packages

Debian:12 / dpkg-cross

Package

Name
dpkg-cross
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/dpkg-cross?arch=source&distro=bookworm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*
2.6.20
2.6.21
2.6.22
2.6.23

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4950.json"

Debian:13 / dpkg-cross

Package

Name
dpkg-cross
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/dpkg-cross?arch=source&distro=trixie

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*
2.6.20
2.6.21
2.6.22
2.6.23

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4950.json"

Debian:14 / dpkg-cross

Package

Name
dpkg-cross
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/dpkg-cross?arch=source&distro=forky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*
2.6.20
2.6.21
2.6.22
2.6.23

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4950.json"