Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 5, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2008-4947

Description

dhis-dummy-log-engine in dhis-server 5.3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/dhis-dummy-log-engine.log temporary file.

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Affected products

Guus Sliepen/Dhis Server
cpe:2.3:a:guus_sliepen:dhis-server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=5.3

Patches

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References

dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/dhis-servernvdExploit
bugs.debian.org/496388nvd
uvw.ru/report.lenny.txtnvd
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2nvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/30900nvd
bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cginvd

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