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CVE-2008-4966

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

Description

linux-patch-openswan 2.4.12 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/snap##### and (b) /tmp/nightly##### temporary files, related to the (1) maysnap and (2) maytest scripts.

Affected Platforms

Openswan Linux-Patch-Openswan

Weakness Type

CWE-59

References