{"id":"CVE-2008-4979","details":"getipacctg in rancid 2.3.2~a8 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) /tmp/ipacct.#####.prefixes, (2) /tmp/ipacct.#####.sorted, (3) /tmp/ipacct.#####.pl, and (4) /tmp/ipacct.##### temporary files.","modified":"2026-04-10T03:40:17.534594Z","published":"2008-11-06T15:55:52Z","references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/32588"},{"type":"EVIDENCE","url":"http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/rancid-util"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://bugs.debian.org/496426"},{"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/30954"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770"}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}