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CVE-2008-4476

MEDIUM CVSS: 6.9 Published: 2008-10-07 Modified: 2026-06-16

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.

Affected Platforms

Sympa Sympa

Weakness Type

CWE-59

References