CVE catalog

CVE-2008-4085

DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4085

Severity: Unknown
Published: Sep 15, 2008, 5:12:51 PM UTC
Updated: Sep 20, 2026, 6:47:32 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.31% · Oct 25, 2026

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/.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	plait	13	`1.5.2-2`	fixed
Debian	plait	14	`1.5.2-2`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	plait	deb	13	`1.5.2-2`	Not reported	DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4085	Not reported
Debian	plait	deb	14	`1.5.2-2`	Not reported	DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4085	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[plait]Fixed
Details (2)
- 1.6.2-3 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.5.2-2
  pypi · plait · debian · 13
- 1.6.2-3 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.5.2-2
  pypi · plait · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:04:19 PM UTC

References

[https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4085]

[FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]