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Unscored CVE-2008-4947 EUVD-2008-4926GHSA-hmf4-4cch-p9xh

dhis-dummy-log-engine in dhis-server 5.3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/dhis-dummy-log-en…

Published Nov 5, 2008 · Updated Aug 7, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Description

dhis-dummy-log-engine in dhis-server 5.3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/dhis-dummy-log-engine.log temporary file.

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 12 dhis-server 5.3-1.2 —

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