{"id":"DEBIAN-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":"2026-08-04T06:03:20.509128469Z","published":"2008-11-06T15:55:51.997Z","upstream":["CVE-2008-4973"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-4973"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"myspell","ecosystem":"Debian:11","purl":"pkg:deb/debian/myspell?arch=source&distro=bullseye"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:3.0+pre3.1-21"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"urgency":"low"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4973.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.8.0"}