CVE-2008-4950 describes a symlink attack vulnerability in gccross within dpkg-cross 2.3.0, allowing local users to overwrite arbitrary files by manipulating the tmp/gccross2.log temporary file. With a CVSS score of 6.9 (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C), this vulnerability requires local access and medium attack complexity but could lead to complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. Despite the vendor disputing its validity due to specific execution environments, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg-cross:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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