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title: "CVE-2008-4969\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2008-4969

Publication date 6 November 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

ltp-network-test 20060918 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files
via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/vsftpd.conf, (b) /tmp/udp/2/\*, (c)
/tmp/tcp/2/\*, (d) /tmp/udp/3/\*, (e) /tmp/tcp/3/\*, (f)
/tmp/nfs\_fsstress.udp.2.log, (g) /tmp/nfs\_fsstress.udp.3.log, (h)
/tmp/nfs\_fsstress.tcp.2.log, (i) /tmp/nfs\_fsstress.tcp.3.log, and (j)
/tmp/nfs\_fsstress.sardata temporary files, related to the (1)
ftp\_setup\_vsftp\_conf and (2) nfs\_fsstress.sh scripts.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ltp | 11.10 oneiric | Not affected |
| 11.04 natty | Not affected |
| 10.10 maverick | Not affected |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not affected |
| 9.10 karmic | Not affected |
| 9.04 jaunty | Not affected |
| 8.10 intrepid | Not affected |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life |
| 7.10 gutsy | Ignored end of life, was needed |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Ignored end of life |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4969)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4969)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2008-4969)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-4969)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4969>