{"id":"CVE-2008-4085","details":"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/.","modified":"2026-04-10T03:40:08.767581Z","published":"2008-09-15T17:12:51Z","references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/31617"},{"type":"FIX","url":"http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=147849&release_id=623154"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496381"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/plait"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30928"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44786"}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}