Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 6, 2008· Updated Apr 23, 2026
CVE-2008-4968
CVE-2008-4968
Description
The (1) rccs and (2) STUFF scripts in lmbench 3.0-a7 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/sdiff.##### temporary file.
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
8- dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/lmbenchnvdExploit
- bugs.debian.org/496427nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/32587nvd
- uvw.ru/report.lenny.txtnvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/30913nvd
- bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cginvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44828nvd
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