Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 6, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-4974
CVE-2008-4974
Description
rrdedit in netmrg 0.20 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) /tmp/*.xml and (2) /tmp/*.backup temporary files.
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References
8- dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/netmrgnvdExploit
- bugs.debian.org/496384nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/32490nvd
- uvw.ru/report.lenny.txtnvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/30930nvd
- bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cginvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44834nvd
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