CVE-2008-6398
sng_regress in SNG 1.0.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on...
sng_regress in SNG 1.0.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) /tmp/recompiled$$.png, (2) /tmp/decompiled$$.sng, and (3) /tmp/canonicalized$$.sng temporary files.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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sng_regress in SNG 1.0.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) /tmp/recompiled$$.png, (2) /tmp/decompiled$$.sng, and (3) /tmp/canonicalized$$.sng temporary files.
- Record
CVE-2008-6398- 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
sng_regress in SNG 1.0.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) /tmp/recompiled$$.png, (2) /tmp/decompiled$$.sng, and (3) /tmp/canonicalized$$.sng temporary files.
- Record
CVE-2008-6398- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-6368 No score
sng_regress in SNG 1.0.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) /tmp/recompiled$$.png, (2) /tmp/decompiled$$.sng, and (3) /tmp/canonicalized$$.sng temporary files.
- Record
EUVD-2008-6368- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xr92-q26v-hcvr No score
sng_regress in SNG 1.0.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on...
sng_regress in SNG 1.0.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) /tmp/recompiled$$.png, (2) /tmp/decompiled$$.sng, and (3) /tmp/canonicalized$$.sng temporary files.
- Record
GHSA-xr92-q26v-hcvr- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
sng_regress in SNG 1.0.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) /tmp/recompiled$$.png, (2) /tmp/decompiled$$.sng, and (3) /tmp/canonicalized$$.sng temporary files.
- Record
CVE-2008-6398- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-6398 No score
sng_regress in SNG 1.0.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) /tmp/recompiled$$.png, (2) /tmp/decompiled$$.sng, and (3) /tmp/canonicalized$$.sng temporary files.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2008-6398- 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-2008-6398 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Eric Raymond Sng, published March 4, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.36%, the 30th percentile. Fixed in sng 1.0.2-6.
References
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44881
lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00283.html
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496407
securityfocus.com/bid/30965
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-6398
github.com/advisories/GHSA-xr92-q26v-hcvr
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-6398