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    CVE-2008-4936

    faxspool in mgetty 1.1.36 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/faxsp.##### temporary file.

    Published:Nov 5, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Nov 5, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.00028
    CVSS Score:6.9

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Gert Doering
    Product
    Mgetty

    Exploits

    http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/mgetty-faxhttp://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/mgetty-fax

    References

    http://bugs.debian.org/496403
    http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/mgetty-fax
    http://secunia.com/advisories/33051
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-08.xml
    http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30927
    https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
    https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235806
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44833
    http://bugs.debian.org/496403
    http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/mgetty-fax
    http://secunia.com/advisories/33051
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-08.xml
    http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30927
    https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
    https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235806
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44833

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High