CVE-2008-3699

The MagnatuneBrowser::listDownloadComplete function in magnatunebrowser/magnatunebrowser.cpp in...

3.3 LowFix available

The MagnatuneBrowser::listDownloadComplete function in magnatunebrowser/magnatunebrowser.cpp in Amarok before 1.4.10 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the album_info.xml temporary file.

Exploit likelihood

0.35%Down 1.2 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 3.3

Record: CVE-2008-3699
CVSS 2.0: 3.3 LowAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-59
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2008-3699
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2008-3685 No score

Record: EUVD-2008-3685
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4vwq-rgw9-5x74 No score

The MagnatuneBrowser::listDownloadComplete function in magnatunebrowser/magnatunebrowser.cpp in...

Record: GHSA-4vwq-rgw9-5x74
Weakness: CWE-59
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Record: CVE-2008-3699
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-3699 No score

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3699
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

amarok

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`amarok` Debian:13	before 1.4.10-1	1.4.10-1
`amarok` Debian:14	before 1.4.10-1	1.4.10-1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2008-3699 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.3) in Amarok, published August 14, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.35%, the 29th percentile. Fixed in amarok 1.4.10-1.

References

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