Vulnerability in Xastir

CVE-2008-4987

xastir 1.9.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (a) /tmp/ldconfig.tmp, (b) /tmp/ldconf.tmp, and (c) /tmp/ld.so.conf temporary files, related to the (1) get-maptools.sh and (2) get_shapelib.sh scripts.

EPSS: 0.004 (34.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Xastir — versions 1.9.2
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

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