{"id":"DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4949","details":"dist 3.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/cil#####, (b) /tmp/pdo#####, and (c) /tmp/pdn##### temporary files, related to the (1) patcil and (2) patdiff scripts.","modified":"2026-09-20T06:47:30.320803361Z","published":"2008-11-05T15:00:15.163Z","upstream":["CVE-2008-4949"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-4949"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"dist","ecosystem":"Debian:12","purl":"pkg:deb/debian/dist?arch=source&distro=bookworm"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:3.5-17-2"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"urgency":"low"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4949.json"}},{"package":{"name":"dist","ecosystem":"Debian:13","purl":"pkg:deb/debian/dist?arch=source&distro=trixie"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:3.5-17-2"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"urgency":"low"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4949.json"}},{"package":{"name":"dist","ecosystem":"Debian:14","purl":"pkg:deb/debian/dist?arch=source&distro=forky"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:3.5-17-2"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"urgency":"low"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4949.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0"}