DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4988

Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4988
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4988.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4988
Upstream
Published
2008-11-06T15:55:52Z
Modified
2025-09-19T06:26:54Z
Summary
[none]
Details

pscal in xcal 4.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/pscal##### temporary file.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / xcal

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.1-19

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "low"
}