Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 6, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-4987
CVE-2008-4987
Description
xastir 1.9.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (a) /tmp/ldconfig.tmp, (b) /tmp/ldconf.tmp, and (c) /tmp/ld.so.conf temporary files, related to the (1) get-maptools.sh and (2) get_shapelib.sh scripts.
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References
12- bugs.debian.org/496383nvdExploit
- dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/xastirnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/31677nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/31771nvd
- uvw.ru/report.lenny.txtnvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/31030nvd
- bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cginvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44920nvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00199.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00307.htmlnvd
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