PT-2008-6124 · Debian · Dpkg-Cross+1

Robert Buchholz · Published 2008-11-05 · Updated 2024-08-07 · CVE-2008-4950

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.9

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions dpkg-cross version 2.3.0

Description The issue allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the tmp/gccross2.log temporary file. The vendor disputes this issue, stating that it only occurs under specific cross-building environments within a chroot.

Recommendations For dpkg-cross version 2.3.0, consider restricting access to the temporary file tmp/gccross2.log to prevent a symlink attack until the issue is resolved. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Link Following

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-59

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-4950

ECHO-9FA2-4BCD-F5BA

Affected Products

Debian

Dpkg-Cross

References · 9

• 🔥 http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/dpkg-cross · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-4950 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4950 · Security Note
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-4950 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4950 · Vendor Advisory
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2 · Note
• http://bugs.debian.org/496413 · Note
• https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/89602 · Telegram Post