CVE-2008-4947 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

dhis-dummy-log-engine in dhis-server 5.3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/dhis-dummy-log-engine.log temporary file.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Guus Sliepen	Dhis-server

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:guus_sliepen:dhis-server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/496388
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/dhis-server
http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30900
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-11-05T14:51:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:31:28.271Z

Reserved: 2008-11-05T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-4947

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-11-05T15:00:15.117

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-4947

Redhat

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