CVE-2008-4985 describes a local file overwrite vulnerability in vdrleaktest within Video Disk Recorder (vdr-dbg or vdr) version 1.6.0, affecting cadsoft vdr. An attacker can exploit this via a symlink attack on the /tmp/memleaktest.log temporary file. With a CVSS score of 6.9 (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C), this medium complexity attack allows for complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cadsoft:vdr:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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