{
  "modified": "2025-08-09T19:01:27Z",
  "published": "2008-11-06T15:55:52Z",
  "id": "CVE-2008-4983",
  "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": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/33630"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200901-14.xml"
    },
    {
      "type": "EVIDENCE",
      "url": "http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/scilab-bin"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://bugs.debian.org/496414"
    },
    {
      "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/30968"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44883"
    }
  ]
}