CVE-2008-4950

Description

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

https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2

http://bugs.debian.org/496413

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3

EPSS