{"id":"CVE-2008-4976","aliases":["EUVD-2008-4955","GHSA-7qqw-c68v-v94g"],"status":"published","title":"ogle 0.9.2 and ogle-mmx 0.9.2 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack...","description":"ogle 0.9.2 and ogle-mmx 0.9.2 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/ogle_audio.#####, (b) /tmp/ogle_cli.#####, (c) /tmp/ogle_ctrl.#####, (d) /tmp/ogle_gui.#####, (e) /tmp/ogle_mpeg_ps.#####, (f) /tmp/ogle_mpeg_vs.#####, (g) /tmp/ogle_nav.#####, and (h) /tmp/ogle_vout.#####, temporary files, related to the (1) ogle_audio_debug, (2) ogle_cli_debug, (3) ogle_ctrl_debug, (4) ogle_gui_debug, (5) ogle_mpeg_ps_debug, (6) ogle_mpeg_vs_debug, (7) ogle_nav_debug, and (8) ogle_vout_debug scripts.","severity":{"version":"2.0","score":6.9,"vector":"AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C","level":"medium","assessor":"primary","from":"nvd"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-08","score":0.00405,"percentile":0.35037,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-59"],"published":"2008-11-06T11:00:00Z","modified":"2026-06-16T22:58:52Z","products":[{"vendor":"alan_woodland","product":"ogle"},{"vendor":"alan_woodland","product":"ogle-mmx"}],"references":[{"url":"http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/ogle-mmx","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Exploit"]},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2","tags":["mailing-list","x_refsource_MLIST","x_transferred"]},{"url":"https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred"]},{"url":"http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/ogle","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Exploit"]},{"url":"http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred"]},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30926","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_BID","x_transferred"]},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44832","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_XF","x_transferred"]},{"url":"http://bugs.debian.org/496420","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred"]},{"url":"http://bugs.debian.org/496425","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4976"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7qqw-c68v-v94g"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2008-4976","description":"ogle 0.9.2 and ogle-mmx 0.9.2 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/ogle_audio.#####, (b) /tmp/ogle_cli.#####, (c) /tmp/ogle_ctrl.#####, (d) /tmp/ogle_gui.#####, (e) /tmp/ogle_mpeg_ps.#####, (f) /tmp/ogle_mpeg_vs.#####, (g) /tmp/ogle_nav.#####, and (h) /tmp/ogle_vout.#####, temporary files, related to the (1) ogle_audio_debug, (2) ogle_cli_debug, (3) ogle_ctrl_debug, (4) ogle_gui_debug, (5) ogle_mpeg_ps_debug, (6) ogle_mpeg_vs_debug, (7) ogle_nav_debug, and (8) ogle_vout_debug scripts.","status":"published","published":"2008-11-06T11:00:00Z","modified":"2024-08-07T10:31:28.335Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:34:46.950176Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2008-4955","description":"ogle 0.9.2 and ogle-mmx 0.9.2 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/ogle_audio.#####, (b) /tmp/ogle_cli.#####, (c) /tmp/ogle_ctrl.#####, (d) /tmp/ogle_gui.#####, (e) /tmp/ogle_mpeg_ps.#####, (f) /tmp/ogle_mpeg_vs.#####, (g) /tmp/ogle_nav.#####, and (h) /tmp/ogle_vout.#####, temporary files, related to the (1) ogle_audio_debug, (2) ogle_cli_debug, (3) ogle_ctrl_debug, (4) ogle_gui_debug, (5) ogle_mpeg_ps_debug, (6) ogle_mpeg_vs_debug, (7) ogle_nav_debug, and (8) ogle_vout_debug scripts.","status":"published","published":"2008-11-06T11:00:00Z","modified":"2024-08-07T10:31:28Z","updated_at":"2026-11-03T01:38:45.484352Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-7qqw-c68v-v94g","title":"ogle 0.9.2 and ogle-mmx 0.9.2 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack...","description":"ogle 0.9.2 and ogle-mmx 0.9.2 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/ogle_audio.#####, (b) /tmp/ogle_cli.#####, (c) /tmp/ogle_ctrl.#####, (d) /tmp/ogle_gui.#####, (e) /tmp/ogle_mpeg_ps.#####, (f) /tmp/ogle_mpeg_vs.#####, (g) /tmp/ogle_nav.#####, and (h) /tmp/ogle_vout.#####, temporary files, related to the (1) ogle_audio_debug, (2) ogle_cli_debug, (3) ogle_ctrl_debug, (4) ogle_gui_debug, (5) ogle_mpeg_ps_debug, (6) ogle_mpeg_vs_debug, (7) ogle_nav_debug, and (8) ogle_vout_debug scripts.","status":"published","published":"2022-05-17T02:18:28Z","modified":"2023-01-27T05:03:53Z","cwes":["CWE-59"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:42:20.442744Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2008-4976","description":"ogle 0.9.2 and ogle-mmx 0.9.2 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/ogle_audio.#####, (b) /tmp/ogle_cli.#####, (c) /tmp/ogle_ctrl.#####, (d) /tmp/ogle_gui.#####, (e) /tmp/ogle_mpeg_ps.#####, (f) /tmp/ogle_mpeg_vs.#####, (g) /tmp/ogle_nav.#####, and (h) /tmp/ogle_vout.#####, temporary files, related to the (1) ogle_audio_debug, (2) ogle_cli_debug, (3) ogle_ctrl_debug, (4) ogle_gui_debug, (5) ogle_mpeg_ps_debug, (6) ogle_mpeg_vs_debug, (7) ogle_nav_debug, and (8) ogle_vout_debug scripts.","status":"published","published":"2008-11-06T15:55:52.073Z","modified":"2026-06-16T22:58:52.397Z","cvss":[{"version":"2.0","score":6.9,"vector":"AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C","level":"medium","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-59"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:01:29.702694Z"}]}}