{"id":"DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4986","details":"wims 3.62 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/env#####, (b) /tmp/sed#####, and (c) /tmp/referer-home.log temporary files, related to the (1) coqweb and (2) account.sh scripts.","modified":"2026-09-20T06:47:29.403775979Z","published":"2008-11-06T15:55:52.353Z","upstream":["CVE-2008-4986"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-4986"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"wims","ecosystem":"Debian:13","purl":"pkg:deb/debian/wims?arch=source&distro=trixie"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.62-13.1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"urgency":"low"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4986.json"}},{"package":{"name":"wims","ecosystem":"Debian:14","purl":"pkg:deb/debian/wims?arch=source&distro=forky"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.62-13.1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"urgency":"low"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4986.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0"}