CVE catalog

CVE-2008-4949

dist: CVE-2008-4949

[CVE catalog]

Severity
Medium
Published
Source
[NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS
0.39% · Oct 25, 2026

dist 3.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/cil#####, (b) /tmp/pdo#####, and (c) /tmp/pdn##### temporary files, related to the (1) patcil and (2) patdiff scripts.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

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

DistributionPackageReleaseVersionStatus
Debiandistsid1:3.5-236-1.1fixed
Debiandistforky1:3.5-236-1.1fixed
Debiandisttrixie1:3.5-236-1.1fixed
Debiandistbookworm1:3.5-236-1fixed

Fixed-version evidence

DistributionPackageTypeReleaseFixed versionUrgencyOriginBugs
Debiandistsourcesid1:3.5-17-2lowNot reported[496412]
Debiandistsourceforky1:3.5-17-2lowNot reported[496412]
Debiandistsourcetrixie1:3.5-17-2lowNot reported[496412]
Debiandistsourcebookworm1:3.5-17-2lowNot reported[496412]

[Debian bug #496412]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

  • [dist]Fixed
    Details (2)

    • 1:3.5-236-1 · all · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 1:3.5-17-2

      dsa · dist · debian · bookworm; dsa · dist · debian · 12

    • 1:3.5-236-1 · all · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 1:3.5-17-2

      dsa · dist · debian · bookworm; dsa · dist · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

  • [dist]Fixed
    Details (2)

    • 1:3.5-236-1.1 · all · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 1:3.5-17-2

      dsa · dist · debian · 13

    • 1:3.5-236-1.1 · all · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 1:3.5-17-2

      dsa · dist · debian · 13

Observed:

References

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