CVE-2008-4945
amlabel-cdrw in cdrw-taper 0.4 might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink...
amlabel-cdrw in cdrw-taper 0.4 might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack involving a /tmp/amlabel-cdrw.##### temporary directory.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
amlabel-cdrw in cdrw-taper 0.4 might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack involving a /tmp/amlabel-cdrw.##### temporary directory.
- Record
CVE-2008-4945- 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
amlabel-cdrw in cdrw-taper 0.4 might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack involving a /tmp/amlabel-cdrw.##### temporary directory.
- Record
CVE-2008-4945- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-4924 No score
amlabel-cdrw in cdrw-taper 0.4 might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack involving a /tmp/amlabel-cdrw.##### temporary directory.
- Record
EUVD-2008-4924- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8265-jfv8-ghgm No score
amlabel-cdrw in cdrw-taper 0.4 might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink...
amlabel-cdrw in cdrw-taper 0.4 might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack involving a /tmp/amlabel-cdrw.##### temporary directory.
- Record
GHSA-8265-jfv8-ghgm- 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-2008-4945 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Tivano Cdrw-taper, published November 5, 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
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/cdrw-taper
securityfocus.com/bid/30890
bugs.debian.org/496380
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44842
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4945
github.com/advisories/GHSA-8265-jfv8-ghgm