{"id":"CVE-2008-4476","details":"sympa.pl in sympa 5.3.4 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/sympa_aliases.$$ temporary file.  NOTE: wwsympa.fcgi was also reported, but the issue occurred in a dead function, so it is not a vulnerability.","modified":"2026-04-10T03:40:10.487886Z","published":"2008-10-07T21:11:38Z","references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/31458"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://bugs.debian.org/496405"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=494969"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/sympa"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00312.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30727"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44499"}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}