DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4983

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-4983
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4983.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4983
Upstream
Published
2008-11-06T15:55:52.277Z
Modified
2025-11-14T03:05:48.364902Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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

Affected packages

Debian:11 / scilab

Package

Name
scilab
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/scilab?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.1.2-6

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:12 / scilab

Package

Name
scilab
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/scilab?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.1.2-6

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:13 / scilab

Package

Name
scilab
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/scilab?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.1.2-6

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:14 / scilab

Package

Name
scilab
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/scilab?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.1.2-6

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}