{"id":"DEBIAN-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":"2026-09-20T06:47:32.443456218Z","published":"2008-09-15T17:12:51.103Z","upstream":["CVE-2008-4085"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-4085"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"plait","ecosystem":"Debian:13","purl":"pkg:deb/debian/plait?arch=source&distro=trixie"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.5.2-2"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"urgency":"low"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4085.json"}},{"package":{"name":"plait","ecosystem":"Debian:14","purl":"pkg:deb/debian/plait?arch=source&distro=forky"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.5.2-2"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"urgency":"low"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4085.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0"}