CVE-2008-4952
emacs-jabber in emacs-jabber 0.7.91 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink...
emacs-jabber in emacs-jabber 0.7.91 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/*.log temporary file.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
emacs-jabber in emacs-jabber 0.7.91 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/*.log temporary file.
- Record
CVE-2008-4952- 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
emacs-jabber in emacs-jabber 0.7.91 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/*.log temporary file.
- Record
CVE-2008-4952- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-4931 No score
emacs-jabber in emacs-jabber 0.7.91 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/*.log temporary file.
- Record
EUVD-2008-4931- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-628j-phg5-mc7h No score
emacs-jabber in emacs-jabber 0.7.91 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink...
emacs-jabber in emacs-jabber 0.7.91 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/*.log temporary file.
- Record
GHSA-628j-phg5-mc7h- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
emacs-jabber in emacs-jabber 0.7.91 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/*.log temporary file.
- Record
CVE-2008-4952- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-4952 No score
emacs-jabber in emacs-jabber 0.7.91 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/*.log temporary file.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4952- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
emacs-jabberDebian:12 |
before 0.7.91-2 | 0.7.91-2 |
emacs-jabberDebian:13 |
before 0.7.91-2 | 0.7.91-2 |
emacs-jabberDebian:14 |
before 0.7.91-2 | 0.7.91-2 |
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-2008-4952 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Emacs Emacs-jabber, published November 5, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.37%, the 31st percentile. Fixed in emacs-jabber 0.7.91-2.
References
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
bugs.debian.org/496428
bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/emacs-jabber
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46409
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4952
github.com/advisories/GHSA-628j-phg5-mc7h
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-4952