Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 6, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-4984
CVE-2008-4984
Description
scratchbox2 1.99.0.24 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/dpkg.#####.tmp, (b) /tmp/missing_deps.#####, and (c) /tmp/sb2-pkg-chk.$tstamp.##### temporary files, related to the (1) dpkg-checkbuilddeps and (2) sb2-check-pkg-mappings scripts.
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Affected products
2- cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:scratchbox2:1.99.0.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: = 1.99.0.24
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
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