CVE-2008-4975 describes a local arbitrary file overwrite vulnerability in mkmailpost within newsgate 1.6, specifically affecting Debian distributions. An attacker can exploit this by leveraging a symlink attack on temporary files created in /tmp. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 6.9, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, with medium attack complexity. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:debian:newsgate:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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