Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 7, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-4476
CVE-2008-4476
Description
sympa.pl in sympa 5.3.4 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/sympa_aliases.$$ temporary file. NOTE: wwsympa.fcgi was also reported, but the issue occurred in a dead function, so it is not a vulnerability.
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References
10- secunia.com/advisories/31458nvdVendor Advisory
- bugs.debian.org/496405nvd
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cginvd
- dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/sympanvd
- lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00312.htmlnvd
- uvw.ru/report.lenny.txtnvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/30727nvd
- bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cginvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44499nvd
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