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CVE-2008-4993

Date: (C)2008-11-07 (M)2023-12-22

qemu-dm.debug in Xen 3.2.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/args temporary file.

CVSS Score and Metrics +CVSS Score and Metrics -

CVSS V2 Severity:
CVSS Score : 6.9
Exploit Score: 3.4
Impact Score: 10.0

CVSS V2 Metrics:
Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality: COMPLETE
Integrity: COMPLETE
Availability: COMPLETE

Reference:

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2

http://bugs.debian.org/496367

http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/xen-utils-3.2-1

https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770

https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235805

oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9576

xen-qemudm-symlink(46545)

oval:org.secpod.oval:def:500648
oval:org.secpod.oval:def:202105
oval:org.secpod.oval:def:202020

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