CVE-2008-4979

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.9 EPSS 0.39%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2008-11-06 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE

CVE-2008-4979

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS

6.9

EPSS

0.39%

Original NVD Description

getipacctg in rancid 2.3.2~a8 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) /tmp/ipacct.#####.prefixes, (2) /tmp/ipacct.#####.sorted, (3) /tmp/ipacct.#####.pl, and (4) /tmp/ipacct.##### temporary files.