CVE catalog

CVE-2008-4979

rancid: CVE-2008-4979

Severity: Medium
Published: Nov 6, 2008, 3:55:52 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.39% · Oct 25, 2026

getipacctg in rancid 2.3.2~a8 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) /tmp/ipacct.#####.prefixes, (2) /tmp/ipacct.#####.sorted, (3) /tmp/ipacct.#####.pl, and (4) /tmp/ipacct.##### temporary files.

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	rancid	sid	`3.14-1`	fixed
Debian	rancid	forky	`3.14-1`	fixed
Debian	rancid	trixie	`3.14-1`	fixed
Debian	rancid	bookworm	`3.13-2`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	rancid	source	sid	`2.3.2~a8-2`	low	Not reported	[496426]
Debian	rancid	source	forky	`2.3.2~a8-2`	low	Not reported	[496426]
Debian	rancid	source	trixie	`2.3.2~a8-2`	low	Not reported	[496426]
Debian	rancid	source	bookworm	`2.3.2~a8-2`	low	Not reported	[496426]

[Debian bug #496426]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[rancid]Fixed
Source package: [rancid]
Details (2)
- 3.13-2+b1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.3.2~a8-2
  dsa · rancid · debian · bookworm; dsa · rancid · debian · 12
- 3.13-2+b1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.3.2~a8-2
  dsa · rancid · debian · bookworm; dsa · rancid · debian · 12
[rancid-cgi]Fixed
Source package: [rancid]
Details (2)
- 3.13-2 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.3.2~a8-2
  dsa · rancid · debian · bookworm; dsa · rancid · debian · 12
- 3.13-2 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.3.2~a8-2
  dsa · rancid · debian · bookworm; dsa · rancid · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[rancid]Fixed
Details (2)
- 3.14-1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.3.2~a8-2
  dsa · rancid · debian · 13
- 3.14-1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.3.2~a8-2
  dsa · rancid · debian · 13
[rancid-cgi]Fixed
Source package: [rancid]
Details (2)
- 3.14-1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.3.2~a8-2
  dsa · rancid · debian · 13
- 3.14-1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.3.2~a8-2
  dsa · rancid · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:04:22 PM UTC

References

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