CVE-2008-4440

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-10-03 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-59

Description

The to-upgrade plugin in feta 1.4.16 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink on the (1) /tmp/feta.install.$USER and (2) /tmp/feta.avail.$USER temporary files.

Affected products

Debian Feta: all versions

References

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496397
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/feta
http://secunia.com/advisories/32155
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1643
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30899
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496397
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/feta
http://secunia.com/advisories/32155
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1643
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2

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