CVE-2008-4986
EPSS 0.03%
Description
wims 3.62 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/env#####, (b) /tmp/sed#####, and (c) /tmp/referer-home.log temporary files, related to the (1) coqweb and (2) account.sh scripts.
How to fix CVE-2008-4986
To remediate CVE-2008-4986, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/wims—upgrade to 3.62-13.1 or later
Is CVE-2008-4986 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 3.62-13.1