CVE-2008-4950

Name	CVE-2008-4950
Description	gccross in dpkg-cross 2.3.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the tmp/gccross2.log temporary file. NOTE: the vendor disputes this vulnerability, stating that "There is no sense in this bug - the script ... is called under specific cross-building environments within a chroot.
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	496413

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
dpkg-cross (PTS)	stretch	2.6.15-1	vulnerable
	buster	2.6.15-3	vulnerable
	bullseye	2.6.18+nmu1	vulnerable
	sid, trixie, bookworm	2.6.20	vulnerable

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

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Urgency	Origin	Debian Bugs
dpkg-cross	source	(unstable)	(unfixed)	unimportant		496413

executed under a chroot when a package failed to cross-build