VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2008-4973
CVSS score6.9 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.39%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-11-06
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Description
i2myspell in myspell 3.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) /tmp/i2my#####.1 and (2) /tmp/i2my#####.2 temporary files.
Weakness classification
- CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')