CVE-2008-4954 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in fml version 4.0.3, specifically within the mead.pl script. An attacker can exploit this by creating a symbolic link to an arbitrary file, leading to the overwriting of that file due to the insecure handling of the /tmp/debugbuf temporary file. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 6.9, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, with medium attack complexity and requiring local access. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fumitoshi_ukai:fml:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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