CVE-2008-4975
mkmailpost in newsgate 1.6 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack...
mkmailpost in newsgate 1.6 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/mmp##### temporary file.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
mkmailpost in newsgate 1.6 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/mmp##### temporary file.
- Record
CVE-2008-4975- 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
mkmailpost in newsgate 1.6 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/mmp##### temporary file.
- Record
CVE-2008-4975- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-4954 No score
mkmailpost in newsgate 1.6 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/mmp##### temporary file.
- Record
EUVD-2008-4954- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-527x-qq38-2vh8 No score
mkmailpost in newsgate 1.6 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack...
mkmailpost in newsgate 1.6 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/mmp##### temporary file.
- Record
GHSA-527x-qq38-2vh8- 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-2008-4975 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Debian Newsgate, published November 6, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.39%, the 33rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.