CVE-2008-4949

Name	CVE-2008-4949
Description	dist 3.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/cil#####, (b) /tmp/pdo#####, and (c) /tmp/pdn##### temporary files, related to the (1) patcil and (2) patdiff scripts.
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	496412

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
dist (PTS)	jessie	1:3.5-36-2	fixed
	stretch	1:3.5-36.0001-2	fixed
	buster	1:3.5-236-0.1	fixed
	sid, trixie, bullseye, bookworm	1:3.5-236-1	fixed

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

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Urgency	Origin	Debian Bugs
dist	source	etch	3.70-31etch1
dist	source	(unstable)	1:3.5-17-2	low		496412