Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 5, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-4955
CVE-2008-4955
Description
freevo.real in freevo 1.8.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) /tmp/*-#####.pid, (2) /tmp/freevo-gdb, (3) /tmp/freevo-gdb.sh, and (4) /tmp/*.stats temporary files. NOTE: this issue is only a vulnerability when a verbose debug mode is activated by modifying source code.
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2- cpe:2.3:a:duncan_webb:freevo:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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