CVE-2008-4983
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4983
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2008-4983.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2008-4983
- Downstream
- Published
- 2008-11-06T15:55:52Z
- Modified
- 2025-08-09T20:01:26Z
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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scilab-bin 4.1.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/SciLink#####1, (b) /tmp/SciLink#####2, (c) /tmp/SciLink#####3, (d) /tmp/.#####, (e) /tmp/.#####.res, (f) /tmp/.#####.err, and (g) /tmp/.#####.diff temporary files, related to the (1) scilink, (2) scidoc, and (3) scidem scripts.
- References
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- http://secunia.com/advisories/33630
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200901-14.xml
- http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/scilab-bin
- http://bugs.debian.org/496414
- http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30968
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44883