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CVE-2008-4085

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Published: Sep 15, 2008Modified: Apr 23, 2026

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4.4
Vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Exploitability: 3.4 / Impact: 6.4
Source: NVD

Description

plaiter in Plait before 1.6 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) cut.$$, (2) head.$$, (3) awk.$$, and (4) ps.$$ temporary files in /tmp/.

Affected (20)

Stephenjungels
1 product
Plait
Configuration A
20 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Stephenjungels
Plait
Up to 1.5.2
Plait
Version 0.50
Plait
Version 0.51
Plait
Version 0.52
Plait
Version 0.53
Plait
Version 0.54
Plait
Version 0.55.1
Plait
Version 0.55.2
Plait
Version 0.55
Plait
Version 0.99
Plait
Version 1.0
Plait
Version 1.1.1
Plait
Version 1.1
Plait
Version 1.2.1
Plait
Version 1.3
Plait
Version 1.4.1
Plait
Version 1.4.2
Plait
Version 1.4
Plait
Version 1.5.1
Plait
Version 1.5

Related CWEs

CWE-59
Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.

References (16)

Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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