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Home›CVE Pulse›CVE-2008-4998

CVE-2008-4998

NONECVSS 0.0

0.0

postinst in twiki 4.1.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/twiki temporary file. NOTE: the vendor disputes this vulnerability, stating "this bug is invalid.

📅 Published

November 7, 2008

🔄 Last Modified

April 23, 2026

🔗 References (8)

cve@mitrehttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=494648
cve@mitrehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
cve@mitrehttps://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
cve@mitrehttps://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235802
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=494648
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235802

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