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CVE-2008-4950

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.9 EPSS 0.38%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2008-11-05 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.9. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2008-4950
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.9
EPSS
0.38%

Original NVD Description

gccross in dpkg-cross 2.3.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the tmp/gccross2.log temporary file. NOTE: the vendor disputes this vulnerability, stating that "There is no sense in this bug - the script ... is called under specific cross-building environments within a chroot.