Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 6, 2008· Updated Apr 23, 2026

CVE-2008-4973

Description

i2myspell in myspell 3.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) /tmp/i2my#####.1 and (2) /tmp/i2my#####.2 temporary files.

Affected products

Debian/Myspell
cpe:2.3:a:debian:myspell:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/myspell-toolsnvdExploit
bugs.debian.org/496392nvd
uvw.ru/report.lenny.txtnvd
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2nvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/30929nvd
bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cginvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44830nvd

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