{ "CVE_data_meta" : { "ASSIGNER" : "cve@mitre.org", "ID" : "CVE-2008-4998", "STATE" : "PUBLIC" }, "affects" : { "vendor" : { "vendor_data" : [ { "product" : { "product_data" : [ { "product_name" : "n/a", "version" : { "version_data" : [ { "version_value" : "n/a" } ] } } ] }, "vendor_name" : "n/a" } ] } }, "data_format" : "MITRE", "data_type" : "CVE", "data_version" : "4.0", "description" : { "description_data" : [ { "lang" : "eng", "value" : "** DISPUTED ** postinst in twiki 4.1.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/twiki temporary file. NOTE: the vendor disputes this vulnerability, stating \"this bug is invalid.\"" } ] }, "problemtype" : { "problemtype_data" : [ { "description" : [ { "lang" : "eng", "value" : "n/a" } ] } ] }, "references" : { "reference_data" : [ { "name" : "[oss-security] 20081030 CVE requests: tempfile issues for aview, mgetty, openoffice, crossfire", "refsource" : "MLIST", "url" : "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2" }, { "name" : "http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=494648", "refsource" : "MISC", "url" : "http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=494648" }, { "name" : "https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770", "refsource" : "MISC", "url" : "https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770" }, { "name" : "https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235802", "refsource" : "MISC", "url" : "https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235802" } ] } }