CVE-2008-4951

Published: Nov 5, 2008Modified: Apr 23, 2026

6.9

Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability: 3.4 / Impact: 10.0

Source: NVD

Description

dtc 0.29.6 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/awstats.log, (b) /tmp/spam.log.#####, and (c) /tmp/spam_err.log temporary files, related to the (1) accesslog.php and (2) sa-wrapper scripts.

Affected (1)

Products: Gplhost: Dtc Common

Gplhost

1 product

Dtc Common

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Gplhost Dtc Common	Version 0.29.6

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 (12)

http://bugs.debian.org/496362

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/dtc-common

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235812

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46411

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://bugs.debian.org/496362