DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4936

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-4936
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4936.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4936
Upstream
Published
2008-11-05T15:00:14Z
Modified
2026-09-03T10:47:37Z
Summary
[none]
Details

faxspool in mgetty 1.1.36 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/faxsp.##### temporary file.

References

Affected packages

Debian:12 / mgetty

Package

Name
mgetty
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/mgetty?arch=source&distro=bookworm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.1.36-1.3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4936.json"

Debian:13 / mgetty

Package

Name
mgetty
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/mgetty?arch=source&distro=trixie

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.1.36-1.3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4936.json"

Debian:14 / mgetty

Package

Name
mgetty
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/mgetty?arch=source&distro=forky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.1.36-1.3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4936.json"