CVE-2008-4949
dist 3.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/cil####...
dist 3.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/cil#####, (b) /tmp/pdo#####, and (c) /tmp/pdn##### temporary files, related to the (1) patcil and (2) patdiff scripts.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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dist 3.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/cil#####, (b) /tmp/pdo#####, and (c) /tmp/pdn##### temporary files, related to the (1) patcil and (2) patdiff scripts.
- Record
CVE-2008-4949- 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
dist 3.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/cil#####, (b) /tmp/pdo#####, and (c) /tmp/pdn##### temporary files, related to the (1) patcil and (2) patdiff scripts.
- Record
CVE-2008-4949- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-4928 No score
dist 3.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/cil#####, (b) /tmp/pdo#####, and (c) /tmp/pdn##### temporary files, related to the (1) patcil and (2) patdiff scripts.
- Record
EUVD-2008-4928- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rpxr-rm37-gg4q No score
dist 3.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/cil####...
dist 3.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/cil#####, (b) /tmp/pdo#####, and (c) /tmp/pdn##### temporary files, related to the (1) patcil and (2) patdiff scripts.
- Record
GHSA-rpxr-rm37-gg4q- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
dist 3.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/cil#####, (b) /tmp/pdo#####, and (c) /tmp/pdn##### temporary files, related to the (1) patcil and (2) patdiff scripts.
- Record
CVE-2008-4949- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-4949 No score
dist 3.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/cil#####, (b) /tmp/pdo#####, and (c) /tmp/pdn##### temporary files, related to the (1) patcil and (2) patdiff scripts.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4949- Updated
- 2026-11-02
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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-2008-4949 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Manoj Srivastava Dist, 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. Fixed in dist 1:3.5-17-2.