{
  "modified": "2025-08-09T19:01:27Z",
  "published": "2008-09-15T17:12:51Z",
  "id": "CVE-2008-4085",
  "details": "plaiter in Plait before 1.6 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) cut.$$, (2) head.$$, (3) awk.$$, and (4) ps.$$ temporary files in /tmp/.",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/31617"
    },
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=147849\u0026release_id=623154"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496381"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/plait"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30928"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44786"
    }
  ]
}