CVE-2008-4085
plaiter in Plait before 1.6 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack...
plaiter in Plait before 1.6 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) cut.$$, (2) head.$$, (3) awk.$$, and (4) ps.$$ temporary files in /tmp/.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
plaiter in Plait before 1.6 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) cut.$$, (2) head.$$, (3) awk.$$, and (4) ps.$$ temporary files in /tmp/.
- Record
CVE-2008-4085- CVSS 2.0
- 4.4 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
plaiter in Plait before 1.6 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) cut.$$, (2) head.$$, (3) awk.$$, and (4) ps.$$ temporary files in /tmp/.
- Record
CVE-2008-4085- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-4070 No score
plaiter in Plait before 1.6 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) cut.$$, (2) head.$$, (3) awk.$$, and (4) ps.$$ temporary files in /tmp/.
- Record
EUVD-2008-4070- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x3mh-96hm-qgvv No score
plaiter in Plait before 1.6 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack...
plaiter in Plait before 1.6 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) cut.$$, (2) head.$$, (3) awk.$$, and (4) ps.$$ temporary files in /tmp/.
- Record
GHSA-x3mh-96hm-qgvv- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
plaiter in Plait before 1.6 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) cut.$$, (2) head.$$, (3) awk.$$, and (4) ps.$$ temporary files in /tmp/.
- Record
CVE-2008-4085- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-4085 No score
plaiter in Plait before 1.6 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) cut.$$, (2) head.$$, (3) awk.$$, and (4) ps.$$ temporary files in /tmp/.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4085- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-4085 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.4) in Stephenjungels Plait, published September 15, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.31%, the 24th percentile. Fixed in plait 1.5.2-2.