CVE-2008-4984
scratchbox2 1.99.0.24 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a)...
scratchbox2 1.99.0.24 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/dpkg.#####.tmp, (b) /tmp/missing_deps.#####, and (c) /tmp/sb2-pkg-chk.$tstamp.##### temporary files, related to the (1) dpkg-checkbuilddeps and (2) sb2-check-pkg-mappings scripts.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
scratchbox2 1.99.0.24 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/dpkg.#####.tmp, (b) /tmp/missing_deps.#####, and (c) /tmp/sb2-pkg-chk.$tstamp.##### temporary files, related to the (1) dpkg-checkbuilddeps and (2) sb2-check-pkg-mappings scripts.
- Record
CVE-2008-4984- 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
scratchbox2 1.99.0.24 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/dpkg.#####.tmp, (b) /tmp/missing_deps.#####, and (c) /tmp/sb2-pkg-chk.$tstamp.##### temporary files, related to the (1) dpkg-checkbuilddeps and (2) sb2-check-pkg-mappings scripts.
- Record
CVE-2008-4984- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-4963 No score
scratchbox2 1.99.0.24 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/dpkg.#####.tmp, (b) /tmp/missing_deps.#####, and (c) /tmp/sb2-pkg-chk.$tstamp.##### temporary files, related to the (1) dpkg-checkbuilddeps and (2) sb2-check-pkg-mappings scripts.
- Record
EUVD-2008-4963- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g9pc-f9fg-hrrq No score
scratchbox2 1.99.0.24 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a)...
scratchbox2 1.99.0.24 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/dpkg.#####.tmp, (b) /tmp/missing_deps.#####, and (c) /tmp/sb2-pkg-chk.$tstamp.##### temporary files, related to the (1) dpkg-checkbuilddeps and (2) sb2-check-pkg-mappings scripts.
- Record
GHSA-g9pc-f9fg-hrrq- 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-2008-4984 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Freedesktop Scratchbox2, published November 6, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.32%, the 24th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
bugs.debian.org/496409
bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44907
securityfocus.com/bid/30969
dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/scratchbox2
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4984
github.com/advisories/GHSA-g9pc-f9fg-hrrq