
CVE catalog
CVE-2008-4987
xastir: CVE-2008-4987
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.42% · Oct 27, 2026
xastir 1.9.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (a) /tmp/ldconfig.tmp, (b) /tmp/ldconf.tmp, and (c) /tmp/ld.so.conf temporary files, related to the (1) get-maptools.sh and (2) get_shapelib.sh scripts.
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 | xastir | sid | 2.2.4-3 | fixed |
| Debian | xastir | forky | 2.2.4-3 | fixed |
| Debian | xastir | trixie | 2.2.0-1 | fixed |
| Debian | xastir | bookworm | 2.1.8-1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [xastir]Fixed
Source package: [xastir]
Details (2)
2.1.8-1+b1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.9.2-1.1dsa · xastir · debian · bookworm; dsa · xastir · debian · 12
2.1.8-1+b1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.9.2-1.1dsa · xastir · debian · bookworm; dsa · xastir · debian · 12
- [xastir-data]Fixed
Source package: [xastir]
Details (2)
2.1.8-1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.9.2-1.1dsa · xastir · debian · bookworm; dsa · xastir · debian · 12
2.1.8-1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.9.2-1.1dsa · xastir · debian · bookworm; dsa · xastir · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [xastir]Fixed
Source package: [xastir]
Details (2)
2.2.0-1+b2· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.9.2-1.1dsa · xastir · debian · 13
2.2.0-1+b3· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.9.2-1.1dsa · xastir · debian · 13
- [xastir-data]Fixed
Source package: [xastir]
Details (2)
2.2.0-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.9.2-1.1dsa · xastir · debian · 13
2.2.0-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.9.2-1.1dsa · xastir · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4987]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-4987]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2008/cve-2008-4987.json]
[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]