CVE-2008-0930 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in XWine 1.0.1 for Debian GNU/Linux, specifically within the w_editeur.c component. An attacker can exploit this flaw via a symlink attack on a temporary file, allowing them to overwrite or print arbitrary files on the system. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.2, indicating high severity with complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts, requiring local access and low attack complexity. There is no known exploit code publicly available, nor is there evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:freshmeat:xwine:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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