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CVE-2008-4085

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.4 EPSS 0.31%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2008-09-15 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2008-4085
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.4
EPSS
0.31%

Original NVD Description

plaiter in Plait before 1.6 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) cut.$$, (2) head.$$, (3) awk.$$, and (4) ps.$$ temporary files in /tmp/.