CVE-2008-4476

Name	CVE-2008-4476
Description	sympa.pl in sympa 5.3.4 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/sympa_aliases.$$ temporary file. NOTE: wwsympa.fcgi was also reported, but the issue occurred in a dead function, so it is not a vulnerability.
Source	CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs	494969, 496405

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
sympa (PTS)	jessie, jessie (lts)	6.1.23~dfsg-2+deb8u3	fixed
	stretch (security), stretch (lts), stretch	6.2.16~dfsg-3+deb9u5	fixed
	buster (security), buster, buster (lts)	6.2.40~dfsg-1+deb10u1	fixed
	bullseye	6.2.60~dfsg-4	fixed
	bookworm	6.2.70~dfsg-2	fixed
	sid, trixie	6.2.72~dfsg-1	fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Urgency	Origin	Debian Bugs
sympa	source	(unstable)	5.3.4-5.1	low		494969, 496405

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