CVE catalog
CVE-2008-4950
dpkg-cross: CVE-2008-4950
- Severity
- Low
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.38% · Oct 25, 2026
gccross in dpkg-cross 2.3.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the tmp/gccross2.log temporary file. NOTE: the vendor disputes this vulnerability, stating that "There is no sense in this bug - the script ... is called under specific cross-building environments within a chroot.
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 | dpkg-cross | sid | 2.6.23 | vulnerable |
| Debian | dpkg-cross | forky | 2.6.23 | vulnerable |
| Debian | dpkg-cross | trixie | 2.6.20 | vulnerable |
| Debian | dpkg-cross | bookworm | 2.6.20 | vulnerable |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | dpkg-cross | source | sid | (unfixed) | unimportant | Not reported | [496413] |
| Debian | dpkg-cross | source | forky | (unfixed) | unimportant | Not reported | [496413] |
| Debian | dpkg-cross | source | trixie | (unfixed) | unimportant | Not reported | [496413] |
| Debian | dpkg-cross | source | bookworm | (unfixed) | unimportant | Not reported | [496413] |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [cross-config]Affected
Source package: [dpkg-cross]
Details (2)
2.6.20· all · bookwormAffected
dsa · dpkg-cross · debian · bookworm; dsa · dpkg-cross · debian · 12
2.6.20· all · bookwormAffected
dsa · dpkg-cross · debian · bookworm; dsa · dpkg-cross · debian · 12
- [dpkg-cross]Affected
Details (2)
2.6.20· all · bookwormAffected
dsa · dpkg-cross · debian · bookworm; dsa · dpkg-cross · debian · 12
2.6.20· all · bookwormAffected
dsa · dpkg-cross · debian · bookworm; dsa · dpkg-cross · debian · 12
- [libdebian-dpkgcross-perl]Affected
Source package: [dpkg-cross]
Details (2)
2.6.20· all · bookwormAffected
dsa · dpkg-cross · debian · bookworm; dsa · dpkg-cross · debian · 12
2.6.20· all · bookwormAffected
dsa · dpkg-cross · debian · bookworm; dsa · dpkg-cross · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [cross-config]Affected
Source package: [dpkg-cross]
Details (2)
2.6.20· all · trixieAffected
dsa · dpkg-cross · debian · 13
2.6.20· all · trixieAffected
dsa · dpkg-cross · debian · 13
- [dpkg-cross]Affected
Details (2)
2.6.20· all · trixieAffected
dsa · dpkg-cross · debian · 13
2.6.20· all · trixieAffected
dsa · dpkg-cross · debian · 13
- [libdebian-dpkgcross-perl]Affected
Source package: [dpkg-cross]
Details (2)
2.6.20· all · trixieAffected
dsa · dpkg-cross · debian · 13
2.6.20· all · trixieAffected
dsa · dpkg-cross · debian · 13
Observed: