CVE-2008-4981
perl.robot in realtimebattle 1.0.8 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink...
perl.robot in realtimebattle 1.0.8 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/perl.robot.log temporary file.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
perl.robot in realtimebattle 1.0.8 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/perl.robot.log temporary file.
- Record
CVE-2008-4981- 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
perl.robot in realtimebattle 1.0.8 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/perl.robot.log temporary file.
- Record
CVE-2008-4981- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-4960 No score
perl.robot in realtimebattle 1.0.8 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/perl.robot.log temporary file.
- Record
EUVD-2008-4960- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hjc9-48r3-j77h No score
perl.robot in realtimebattle 1.0.8 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink...
perl.robot in realtimebattle 1.0.8 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/perl.robot.log temporary file.
- Record
GHSA-hjc9-48r3-j77h- 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-2008-4981 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Remi Vanicat Realtimebattle, 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.
References
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44882
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
bugs.debian.org/496385
uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/realtimebattle-common
securityfocus.com/bid/30967
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4981
github.com/advisories/GHSA-hjc9-48r3-j77h