CVE catalog

CVE-2008-4476

sympa: CVE-2008-4476

Severity: Medium
Published: Oct 7, 2008, 9:11:38 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.35% · Oct 25, 2026

sympa.pl in sympa 5.3.4 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/sympa_aliases.$$ temporary file. NOTE: wwsympa.fcgi was also reported, but the issue occurred in a dead function, so it is not a vulnerability.

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	sympa	sid	`6.2.76~dfsg-1.1`	fixed
Debian	sympa	forky	`6.2.76~dfsg-1.1`	fixed
Debian	sympa	trixie	`6.2.76~dfsg-1`	fixed
Debian	sympa	bookworm	`6.2.70~dfsg-2+deb12u1`	fixed
Debian	sympa	bookworm-security	`6.2.70~dfsg-2+deb12u1`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	sympa	source	sid	`5.3.4-5.1`	low	Not reported	[496405]
Debian	sympa	source	forky	`5.3.4-5.1`	low	Not reported	[496405]
Debian	sympa	source	trixie	`5.3.4-5.1`	low	Not reported	[496405]
Debian	sympa	source	bookworm	`5.3.4-5.1`	low	Not reported	[496405]

[Debian bug #496405]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[sympa]Fixed
Details (4)
- 6.2.70~dfsg-2+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 5.3.4-5.1
  dsa · sympa · debian · bookworm; dsa · sympa · debian · 12
- 6.2.70~dfsg-2+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 5.3.4-5.1
  dsa · sympa · debian · bookworm; dsa · sympa · debian · 12
- 6.2.70~dfsg-2+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 5.3.4-5.1
  dsa · sympa · debian · bookworm; dsa · sympa · debian · 12
- 6.2.70~dfsg-2+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 5.3.4-5.1
  dsa · sympa · debian · bookworm; dsa · sympa · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[sympa]Fixed
Details (2)
- 6.2.76~dfsg-1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 5.3.4-5.1
  dsa · sympa · debian · 13
- 6.2.76~dfsg-1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 5.3.4-5.1
  dsa · sympa · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:04:20 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]