CVE-2008-4935 describes a local arbitrary file overwrite vulnerability in asciiview, part of aview 1.3.0, affecting Amiga aview. This flaw allows a local attacker to overwrite any file on the system by exploiting a symlink attack on a temporary /tmp/aview#####.pgm file. With a CVSS score of 6.9, it carries high impact for confidentiality, integrity, and availability due to its local attack vector and medium attack complexity. There is no known exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), it is not listed in the KEV catalog, and there is no community discussion or media coverage, indicating a low likelihood of active exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:amiga:aview:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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