VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2008-4085

CVSS score4.4 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.31%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-09-15
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Description

plaiter in Plait before 1.6 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) cut.$, (2) head.$, (3) awk.$, and (4) ps.$ temporary files in /tmp/.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Primary references