CVE-2008-4942
audiolink in audiolink 0.05 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack...
audiolink in audiolink 0.05 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) /tmp/audiolink.db.tmp and (2) /tmp/audiolink.tb.tmp temporary files.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
audiolink in audiolink 0.05 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) /tmp/audiolink.db.tmp and (2) /tmp/audiolink.tb.tmp temporary files.
- Record
CVE-2008-4942- CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
audiolink in audiolink 0.05 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) /tmp/audiolink.db.tmp and (2) /tmp/audiolink.tb.tmp temporary files.
- Record
CVE-2008-4942- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-4921 No score
audiolink in audiolink 0.05 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) /tmp/audiolink.db.tmp and (2) /tmp/audiolink.tb.tmp temporary files.
- Record
EUVD-2008-4921- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p8ph-59cm-hv7p No score
audiolink in audiolink 0.05 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack...
audiolink in audiolink 0.05 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) /tmp/audiolink.db.tmp and (2) /tmp/audiolink.tb.tmp temporary files.
- Record
GHSA-p8ph-59cm-hv7p- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
audiolink in audiolink 0.05 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) /tmp/audiolink.db.tmp and (2) /tmp/audiolink.tb.tmp temporary files.
- Record
CVE-2008-4942- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-4942 No score
audiolink in audiolink 0.05 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) /tmp/audiolink.db.tmp and (2) /tmp/audiolink.tb.tmp temporary files.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4942- 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-2008-4942 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Audiolink, published November 5, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.39%, the 33rd percentile. Fixed in audiolink 0.05-1.1.