{
  "modified": "2025-08-09T19:01:27Z",
  "published": "2008-11-05T15:00:15Z",
  "id": "CVE-2008-4949",
  "details": "dist 3.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/cil#####, (b) /tmp/pdo#####, and (c) /tmp/pdn##### temporary files, related to the (1) patcil and (2) patdiff scripts.",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "EVIDENCE",
      "url": "http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/dist"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://bugs.debian.org/496412"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30908"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44818"
    }
  ]
}