CVE catalog

CVE-2008-4985

vdr: CVE-2008-4985

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

vdrleaktest in Video Disk Recorder (aka vdr-dbg or vdr) 1.6.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/memleaktest.log temporary file.

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	vdr	sid	`2.6.9-3`	fixed
Debian	vdr	forky	`2.6.9-3`	fixed
Debian	vdr	trixie	`2.6.9-3`	fixed
Debian	vdr	bookworm	`2.6.0-1.1`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	vdr	source	sid	`1.6.0-6`	low	Not reported	[496421]
Debian	vdr	source	forky	`1.6.0-6`	low	Not reported	[496421]
Debian	vdr	source	trixie	`1.6.0-6`	low	Not reported	[496421]
Debian	vdr	source	bookworm	`1.6.0-6`	low	Not reported	[496421]

[Debian bug #496421]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[vdr]Fixed
Details (2)
- 2.6.0-1.1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.6.0-6
  dsa · vdr · debian · bookworm; dsa · vdr · debian · 12
- 2.6.0-1.1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.6.0-6
  dsa · vdr · debian · bookworm; dsa · vdr · debian · 12
[vdr-dev]Fixed
Source package: [vdr]
Details (2)
- 2.6.0-1.1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.6.0-6
  dsa · vdr · debian · bookworm; dsa · vdr · debian · 12
- 2.6.0-1.1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.6.0-6
  dsa · vdr · debian · bookworm; dsa · vdr · debian · 12
[vdr-plugin-examples]Fixed
Source package: [vdr]
Details (2)
- 2.6.0-1.1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.6.0-6
  dsa · vdr · debian · bookworm; dsa · vdr · debian · 12
- 2.6.0-1.1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.6.0-6
  dsa · vdr · debian · bookworm; dsa · vdr · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[vdr]Fixed
Details (2)
- 2.6.9-3 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.6.0-6
  dsa · vdr · debian · 13
- 2.6.9-3 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.6.0-6
  dsa · vdr · debian · 13
[vdr-dev]Fixed
Source package: [vdr]
Details (2)
- 2.6.9-3 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.6.0-6
  dsa · vdr · debian · 13
- 2.6.9-3 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.6.0-6
  dsa · vdr · debian · 13
[vdr-plugin-examples]Fixed
Source package: [vdr]
Details (2)
- 2.6.9-3 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.6.0-6
  dsa · vdr · debian · 13
- 2.6.9-3 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.6.0-6
  dsa · vdr · debian · 13

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

References

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