{"id":"CVE-2008-4973","details":"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.","modified":"2026-04-10T03:40:17.086070Z","published":"2008-11-06T15:55:51Z","references":[{"type":"EVIDENCE","url":"http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/myspell-tools"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://bugs.debian.org/496392"},{"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/30929"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44830"}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}