CVE-2008-4476

MediumCVSS 6.9/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

sympa.pl in sympa 5.3.4 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/sympa_aliases.$$ temporary file. NOTE: wwsympa.fcgi was also reported, but the issue occurred in a dead function, so it is not a vulnerability.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 6.9/10AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness enumeration

CWE-59

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
n/an/an/a

References

Timeline

Published
Oct 7, 2008
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2008-4476: Medium severity, CVSS 6.9 | Vulnix