VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2008-4944

CVSS score6.9 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.39%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-11-05
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Description

writtercontrol in cdcontrol 1.90 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/v-recorder*-out temporary files.

Weakness classification

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

Primary references