DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4979

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-4979
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4979.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4979
Upstream
Published
2008-11-06T15:55:52Z
Modified
2026-09-01T20:02:56Z
Summary
[none]
Details

getipacctg in rancid 2.3.2~a8 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) /tmp/ipacct.#####.prefixes, (2) /tmp/ipacct.#####.sorted, (3) /tmp/ipacct.#####.pl, and (4) /tmp/ipacct.##### temporary files.

References

Affected packages

Debian:12 / rancid

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.3.2~a8-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4979.json"

Debian:13 / rancid

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.3.2~a8-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4979.json"

Debian:14 / rancid

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.3.2~a8-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4979.json"