CVE-2008-4987
xastir 1.9.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (a) /tmp...
xastir 1.9.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (a) /tmp/ldconfig.tmp, (b) /tmp/ldconf.tmp, and (c) /tmp/ld.so.conf temporary files, related to the (1) get-maptools.sh and (2) get_shapelib.sh scripts.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
xastir 1.9.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (a) /tmp/ldconfig.tmp, (b) /tmp/ldconf.tmp, and (c) /tmp/ld.so.conf temporary files, related to the (1) get-maptools.sh and (2) get_shapelib.sh scripts.
- Record
CVE-2008-4987- 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
xastir 1.9.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (a) /tmp/ldconfig.tmp, (b) /tmp/ldconf.tmp, and (c) /tmp/ld.so.conf temporary files, related to the (1) get-maptools.sh and (2) get_shapelib.sh scripts.
- Record
CVE-2008-4987- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-4966 No score
xastir 1.9.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (a) /tmp/ldconfig.tmp, (b) /tmp/ldconf.tmp, and (c) /tmp/ld.so.conf temporary files, related to the (1) get-maptools.sh and (2) get_shapelib.sh scripts.
- Record
EUVD-2008-4966- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pr3c-47m2-x4hm No score
xastir 1.9.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (a) /tmp...
xastir 1.9.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (a) /tmp/ldconfig.tmp, (b) /tmp/ldconf.tmp, and (c) /tmp/ld.so.conf temporary files, related to the (1) get-maptools.sh and (2) get_shapelib.sh scripts.
- Record
GHSA-pr3c-47m2-x4hm- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
xastir 1.9.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (a) /tmp/ldconfig.tmp, (b) /tmp/ldconf.tmp, and (c) /tmp/ld.so.conf temporary files, related to the (1) get-maptools.sh and (2) get_shapelib.sh scripts.
- Record
CVE-2008-4987- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-4987 No score
xastir 1.9.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (a) /tmp/ldconfig.tmp, (b) /tmp/ldconf.tmp, and (c) /tmp/ld.so.conf temporary files, related to the (1) get-maptools.sh and (2) get_shapelib.sh scripts.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4987- 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-2008-4987 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Xastir, published November 6, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.42%, the 36th percentile. Fixed in xastir 1.9.2-1.1.
References
secunia.com/advisories/31771
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44920
redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00307.html
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
bugs.debian.org/496383
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securityfocus.com/bid/31030
uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=460429
dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/xastir
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4987
github.com/advisories/GHSA-pr3c-47m2-x4hm
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-4987