Vulnerability in Sympa

CVE-2008-4476

sympa.pl in sympa 5.3.4 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/sympa_aliases.$$ temporary file. NOTE: wwsympa.fcgi was also reported, but the issue occurred in a dead function, so it is not a vulnerability.

EPSS: 0.004 (27.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Sympa — versions 5.3.4
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References