DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4985

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-4985
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4985.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4985
Upstream
Published
2008-11-06T15:55:52.323Z
Modified
2026-04-28T20:10:49.544475Z
Summary
[none]
Details

vdrleaktest in Video Disk Recorder (aka vdr-dbg or vdr) 1.6.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/memleaktest.log temporary file.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / vdr

Package

Name
vdr
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/vdr?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.6.0-6

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4985.json"

Debian:12 / vdr

Package

Name
vdr
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/vdr?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.6.0-6

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4985.json"

Debian:13 / vdr

Package

Name
vdr
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/vdr?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.6.0-6

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4985.json"

Debian:14 / vdr

Package

Name
vdr
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/vdr?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.6.0-6

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4985.json"