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CVE-2008-3216

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2008-07-18 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-59

Description

The save function in br/prefmanager.d in projectl 1.001 creates a projectL.prf file in the current working directory, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

Affected products

• Debian Projectl: 1.001

References

• http://bugs.debian.org/489988
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/09/8
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44059
• http://bugs.debian.org/489988
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/09/8
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44059

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