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CVE-2008-4957

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.9 EPSS 0.41%

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-2008-4957
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.9
EPSS
0.41%

Original NVD Description

find_flags in Kitware GCC-XML (gccxml) 0.9.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/*.cxx temporary file.