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CVE-2008-4950

MEDIUM CVSS: 6.9 Published: 2008-11-05 Modified: 2026-06-16

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.

Affected Platforms

Debian Dpkg-Cross

Weakness Type

CWE-59

References