Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 7, 2008· Updated Apr 23, 2026

CVE-2008-4994

Description

The (1) ncsarmt and (2) ncsawrap scripts in xmcd 2.6 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/Mosaic.*pid temporary file.

Affected products

Ti Kan/Xmcd
cpe:2.3:a:ti_kan:xmcd:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/xmcdnvdExploit
bugs.debian.org/496416nvd
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2nvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/32288nvd
bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cginvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46550nvd

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