CVE catalog

CVE-2008-6398

sng: CVE-2008-6398

Severity: Low
Published: Mar 4, 2009, 5:30:02 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.36% · Oct 25, 2026

sng_regress in SNG 1.0.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) /tmp/recompiled$$.png, (2) /tmp/decompiled$$.sng, and (3) /tmp/canonicalized$$.sng 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	sng	sid	`1.1.1-1`	fixed
Debian	sng	forky	`1.1.1-1`	fixed
Debian	sng	trixie	`1.1.1-1`	fixed
Debian	sng	bookworm	`1.1.0-4`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	sng	source	sid	`1.0.2-6`	unimportant	Not reported	[496407]
Debian	sng	source	forky	`1.0.2-6`	unimportant	Not reported	[496407]
Debian	sng	source	trixie	`1.0.2-6`	unimportant	Not reported	[496407]
Debian	sng	source	bookworm	`1.0.2-6`	unimportant	Not reported	[496407]

[Debian bug #496407]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[sng]Fixed
Details (2)
- 1.1.0-4 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0.2-6
  dsa · sng · debian · bookworm; dsa · sng · debian · 12
- 1.1.0-4 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0.2-6
  dsa · sng · debian · bookworm; dsa · sng · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[sng]Fixed
Details (2)
- 1.1.1-1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0.2-6
  dsa · sng · debian · 13
- 1.1.1-1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0.2-6
  dsa · sng · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:04:25 PM UTC

References

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