CVE-2008-4475
ibackup 2.27 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary...
ibackup 2.27 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
ibackup 2.27 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
- Record
CVE-2008-4475- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
ibackup 2.27 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
- Record
CVE-2008-4475- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-4456 No score
ibackup 2.27 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
- Record
EUVD-2008-4456- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4fgp-x352-g928 No score
ibackup 2.27 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary...
ibackup 2.27 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
- Record
GHSA-4fgp-x352-g928- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-4475 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Gnu Ibackup, published October 7, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.34%, the 28th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496464
dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/ibackup
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45852
lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00271.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4475
github.com/advisories/GHSA-4fgp-x352-g928