CVE-2008-4983
Publication date 6 November 2008
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
scilab-bin 4.1.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/SciLink#####1, (b) /tmp/SciLink#####2, (c) /tmp/SciLink#####3, (d) /tmp/*.#####, (e) /tmp/*.#####.res, (f) /tmp/*.#####.err, and (g) /tmp/*.#####.diff temporary files, related to the (1) scilink, (2) scidoc, and (3) scidem scripts.
Status
Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
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scilab | 11.10 oneiric |
Not affected
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11.04 natty |
Not affected
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10.10 maverick |
Not affected
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10.04 LTS lucid |
Not affected
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9.10 karmic |
Not affected
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9.04 jaunty |
Not affected
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8.10 intrepid | Ignored end of life, was needed | |
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 |