VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2008-4987

CVSS score6.9 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.42%
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

xastir 1.9.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (a) /tmp/ldconfig.tmp, (b) /tmp/ldconf.tmp, and (c) /tmp/ld.so.conf temporary files, related to the (1) get-maptools.sh and (2) get_shapelib.sh scripts.

Weakness classification

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

Primary references